Realistic 3D Characters Grooming Team Lead
Room 8 Studio is Room 8 Group's Art team, delivering world-leading art solutions for game developers and publishers. Our capabilities span concept art, characters and environments, UI and UX, 2D and 3D, and everything in between. Our team of artists works with hundreds of game-makers each year to bring their ideas to life. With experience on franchises like Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo, and dozens more, our artwork is known for its quality, whatever the visual style.
Room 8 Group is an end-to-end strategic partner in external game development. Working across all platforms, the company provides creative and technical expertise across game development, technology, art, trailers, and QA for AAA and AA games. More at the room8group.com
- Locations: Armenia; Bosnia; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Georgia; Great Britain; Greece; Latvia; Lithuania; Malaysia; Moldova; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Turkey; Ukraine
- Cooperation: Remote
- Languages: English - Upper-Intermediate
- Team: 3D characters
The next great challenge is coming:
Room 8 Studio is currently looking for a proficient and experienced Team Lead who specializes in photorealistic hairstyle creation (grooming) and has a strong background in game development.
The ideal candidate is a leader who can maintain high standards of quality and style, with knowledge of the technical and artistic constraints of the character creation process.
In your role as a Team Lead, you will be responsible for supervising and assisting a team of skilled character artists in bringing concept designs to life by creating unique personas, animals, and creatures that will inhabit various worlds. You will be able to provide guidance and support to your team, overcome any challenges that may arise, and offer constructive feedback with ease.
Superpowers
you have are
- Proven experience as a Project Lead or Team Lead within 3D Grooming Art team in a game development environment;
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Ability to manage and review the quality of the team’s output, ensuring it meets artistic and technical standards;
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Skills in mentoring, guiding, and resolving artistic and technical challenges within the team, as well as providing clear, constructive feedback;
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A refined artistic eye and commitment to high-quality visual standards;
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Comprehensive industry knowledge of current pipelines, tools, and trends;
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Strong expertise in full-cycle character creation, including high-poly sculpting (ZBrush), SubD modeling (3ds Max/Maya), topology for animation, cloth simulation (Marvelous Designer), anatomy, UV mapping, texture baking, and texturing (Substance Painter);
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Upper-Intermediate+ English level (written and spoken) for seamless collaboration and documentation.
You’re a rockstar
if you have
- Experience with game engines;
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Proven ability to create creatures;
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Solid understanding of rigging and animation pipelines;s;
- Strong foundational drawing skills.
As a part of Room 8
studio, you will
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Develop 3D Realistic Characters Sub-division and lead projects in this direction;
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Execute quality control of the work of artists in the team;
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Assist and solve problems in the team that are related to the artistic and technical side of the project;
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Organize the work of the team within the project and specific tasks;
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Create technical specifications and guides;
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Build a team with the support of a strong recruiting department, participating in the hiring process as a technical interviewer and reviewer;
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Develop a portfolio;
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Estimate projects and take part in test projects;
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Create high-poly and low-poly models of photoreal characters for games on given concepts;
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Create optimal UV mapping and texture baking (normal, AO, etc.);
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Work with texturing in Substance Painter (hand-paint texturing, in case of the project requirements).
Join Us.
get even more!
- Competitive financial reward (yes, we are fair enough);
- Challenges to raise your XP score by working on projects with the top global game development publishers;
- A culture of diversity and inclusion that unites the most outstanding talents;
- A community of people who understand and share your passion for games.
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