LEAD ART MANAGER

Summary

As a Lead Art Manager, you'll develop, lead and build out the core group of artists that will develop the 3D assets for our game with our custom ECS-based engine written in C++. You will design and implement content pipelines, manage artists, create hero assets and games, and provide critical feedback and mentorship for other artists

Role Details

• Fully-remote
• Full Time
• Fair range from $70-$120K US depending on experience and expertise
• NFT Token Package Offered in addition to the signing bonuses
• Fully remote
• Contract position

Responsibilities

• Provide critical feedback and help mentor artists to expand their skill sets
• Lead and drive projects from start to finish
• Develop, maintain, own, and iterate on content pipelines
• Model, texture, rig, and animate assets
• Assist in designing games, user-facing features, and content tools
• Maintain consistent aesthetic and technical quality across all areas of development
• Model stylized hero assets
• Create and maintain a wide range of materials within our custom ECS-based engine.

Requirements

• Strong portfolio with examples of realistic works 3D (AAA).
• Knowledge of 2D and 3D graphics software.
• In-depth knowledge of the tasks required to produce a AAA video game.
• Good knowledge of modeling techniques; to create graphic assets expected on a project.
• Solid understanding of texture mapping and material.
• 2+ years of game industry experience with the equivalent title
• Experience mentoring artists and helping them in their desired career growth
• Shipped game experience utilizing Unity or equivalent 3d engine.
• Strong understanding of Unity, Maya and/or Blender
• Knowledge of color theory and the ability to create balanced and appealing color palettes
• Comfortable and familiar with version control
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, ambiguous development environments
• Ability to onboard and work remotely

Great-to-haves

• Genuine love for MMOs and RPGs
• Experience in shipping a game on PC/browser
• Willingness to travel as needed

Work Culture

The entire team comprises a diverse and talented group of people who have previously worked in Hollywood, games, AI, procedural generation, and much more. These people have come together to channel their creativity into the cinematic universe, exciting gameplay, and impressive procedurally generated NFTs that define will-blend genres.

That studio is creating a custom game engine. Their goal is to have the game playable via a browser, and it is a matter of seconds until you are in-game. The game is a unique exploration, survival, and discovery mechanics in which players can own entire planets, evolve and upgrade them to increase their value, and invite friends to play with them.