Contractor Lead Artist (Generalist)

• Maintain the overall visual direction, style, and quality across 2D and 3D projects.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a cross-disciplinary art team (concept, character, environment, props, lighting, FX, and UI).
• Create high-quality benchmark assets that demonstrate both artistic and technical excellence.
• Oversee asset production from concept to in-engine implementation in both Unity and Unreal Engine.
• Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and production to ensure visual targets align with gameplay, performance, and delivery schedules.
• Review internal and outsourced work, providing clear, actionable feedback to maintain consistency and quality.
• Support project planning by accurately scoping art deliverables, identifying risks, and advising on staffing and pipeline needs.
• Help establish scalable art standards and documentation to support future art and codev projects and partner integrations.
• Attend internal and external meetings, sometimes outside of normal business hours, as necessary to support business goals.

• 5+ years of professional game art experience (2D and 3D), with at least 2 years in a lead or senior role.
• Proven ability to deliver AAA or high-quality stylized content across multiple genres and platforms.
• Hands-on proficiency with Unity and Unreal Engine pipelines.
• Expert knowledge of tools such as Maya, Blender, Substance Painter/Designer, Photoshop, Spine 2d and related software.
• Strong understanding of composition, color, lighting, materials, and visual storytelling.
• Solid grasp of performance optimization, PBR workflows, and real-time rendering.
• Experience managing, mentoring, and reviewing both internal and outsourced teams.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in English, and comfort working in a globally distributed environment.

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