Lead Artist, Game Studio

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Art at Night School Studio

Our artists are the architects of immersive worlds, bringing our interactive stories to life. We aim to create world-class narrative games where the visual experience is as compelling as the story. Each game boasts a unique art style that enhances its design and narrative, making every project a new adventure.

About the Job

We’re looking for an experienced full-time Lead Artist with strong drawing and painting skills in a broad range of styles and with an outstanding ability to create characters, environments, and props. Must have great design and animation sensibilities shaped by games and cinematic language. As an Art Lead at Night School Studio, you’ll be responsible for the art direction at a project leadership level for one of our game titles. This position will work with the Art Director, Designers, and Engineering Team to bring innovative gameplay to life in the Unity Engine.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a game’s multidisciplinary project art team, including 2D, 3D, animation, and VFX artists

• Provide art direction and feedback to a team of artists and external vendors

• Collaborate with the Studio Art Director to define and own key aspects of the project

• Develop custom pipelines tailored to the project's creative and technological needs in partnership with Engineering

• Create visual touchstone assets that inspire and set visual direction for others

• Anticipate, identify, and present problem areas and develop preventative solutions for the team

• Collaborate with the Studio Art Director to align on studio artistic goals, vision, and scope

• Supervise, train, mentor, motivate, and support the development of artists on a project

• Engage in daily production meetings to ensure art is on track and work closely with Production to ensure schedules and plans meet business and project needs

• Collaborate with senior management to maintain the team's health and strength

• Collaborate with game design to ensure art enhances the player experience in Unity

• Exemplify reliability, accountability, and professionalism in all work-related interactions

• Lead by example, creating a strong sense of purpose and community, positivity, promoting a culture of excellence and inclusivity, encouraging a sustainable work/life balance

Skills and Abilities:

• 10 years of experience crafting video game art

• 3 years experience as a Lead Artist or Art Director

• Illustration or 3d background

• Proven ability to develop a unique and cohesive visual style in collaboration with an Art Director

• Proven ability to visually solve problems in collaboration with the broader game team, including other artists, engineering leads, and design leads

• Excellent written and verbal communication. Comfortable interacting with and presenting to all levels of the company

• Excellent attention to detail and a strong desire to iterate and improve on processes 

• Demonstrated fundamentals of leadership, including clear and proactive communication, meeting moderation, and oversight of large cross-disciplinary initiatives

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