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Lead Level Artist

1 month, 2 weeks ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Design Lead
Design and User Experience
Photoshop
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2K

2K

2K is a top interactive entertainment company known for popular games like NBA 2K, BioShock, and Borderlands, offering engaging gaming experiences across multiple platforms.

Internet Software & Services
10K-50K
Founded 2005
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Description

  • Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of World Builders and Level Artists.
  • Partner with Art Leads, the Art Director, and Associate Art Director to maintain artistic consistency across the project.
  • Collaborate with Design and Narrative Leads to create immersive and believable environments.
  • Design and improve modular architecture systems for levels.
  • Provide objective, empathetic feedback and help establish realistic development schedules.
  • Manage the day-to-day activities of the World Art Team.
  • Support artists’ career growth, goal-setting, and performance development.
  • Create and manage asset lists with internal and external partner teams.
  • Coordinate workflow and interdisciplinary communication to support efficient game world development.
  • Stay aligned with cross-functional teams across art, design, engineering, animation, and audio.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in internal game development with an emphasis on environmental art or level architecture.
  • At least 2 shipped titles, with UE5/UE4 preferred; one shipped title in a leadership capacity; AAA titles preferred.
  • Prior experience leading artists and managing career growth, goals, and job performance.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate clearly across multiple disciplines and locations.
  • Knowledge of current industry-standard tools such as 3D Studio Max, Maya, ZBrush, Substance, and Photoshop.
  • Recent experience using industry-standard game editors, with UE5 preferred.
  • Experience with industry-standard asset management tools.
  • Knowledge of classic drawing and/or painting techniques, with the ability to sketch ideas on paper.
  • Strong sense of spatial composition, proportions, and basic architecture.
  • Comfort working in an iterative design environment.

Benefits

  • Salary range in California: $125,400 to $185,580 per year at start of employment.
  • Regular roles may include a bonus and/or equity awards.
  • Full range of medical benefits.
  • Full range of financial benefits.
  • Full range of other employment benefits.
  • Remote role indicated by #LI-Remote.
  • Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process.

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