Lead Artist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Lead Artist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the Concept Art Director to ensure the Art Direction and asset delivery is of industry-leading quality;
- Effectively adhere to the art vision goals and visual rules for the project making sure all work meets these requirements;
- You will assist in driving art communication for this project. Presenting with confidence, gravitas within the team and organization;
- Promote Art culture and relevance across the Art team;
- Support the implementation of project art direction with other members of the team, and also gets stuck in with hands on work;
- Work with other disciplines to establish technical and aesthetic guidelines for art in the game;
- Use experience and expertise to guide and advise the design team through production;
- Line manage artists;
- Identify and raise any risks or issues as you find them to the Leadership Team;
- Establish, develop and maintain the game artistic style and visual quality.
Requirements:
- Interest and knowledge of art history and the latest artistic trends;
- Experience in shipping titles as Lead Artist;
- Ability to do 2D and 3D work;
- Experience in estimating/scheduling (ideally within an agile environment);
- Excellent understanding of visual storytelling and pacing;
- Strong technical skills;
- Experience on multiple games and ability to work across varied art styles;
- Leads the way in upcoming visual trends;
- Proficient with standard industry tools like Maya and Photoshop, with a high capacity to learn new tools.