Stylized 3D Characters Project Lead

Next great challenge is coming:

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Project Lead Artist who specializes in stylized character creation and has a strong background in game development. This role blends artistic mastery with project leadership. You'll be driving visual direction, mentoring a team of talented artists, and collaborating closely across departments to bring characters to life in unforgettable ways. If you embody these qualities and are eager to take on the challenge.

• Proven experience as a Project Lead within a Stylized 3D Character Art team in a game development environment;
• Relevant portfolio with examples of work in the corresponding direction;
• Ability to manage and review the quality of the team’s output, ensuring it meets artistic and technical standards;
• Skills in mentoring, guiding, and resolving artistic and technical challenges within the project team, as well as providing clear, constructive feedback;
• High-poly sculpt in Zbrush;
• SubD modeling in Max / Maya;
• Character topology for animation;
• Cloth simulation in Marvelous Designer;
• Strong knowledge of anatomy;
• Ability to create UV mapping and texture baking (normal, AO, etc.);
• Texturing in Substance Painter and/or hand-painted texturing;
• Good understanding of modern pipelines and requirements for stylized character creation;
• Ability to follow and correctly interpret/improve the concept idea;
• Teamwork skills;
• Upper-Intermediate+ English level (written and spoken) for seamless collaboration and documentation;

• Experience working in game engines (Unreal Engine 4/5, Unity, etc);
• Drawing skills;
• Good understanding of the rigging and animation process.

• Lead projects in stylized 3d character direction;
• Execute quality control of the work of artists in the team;
• Assist and solve problems in the team that are related to the artistic and technical side of the project;
• Organize the work of the team within the project and specific tasks;
• Create technical specifications and guides;
• Create high-poly and low-poly models of stylized characters for games on given concepts;
• Create optimal UV mapping and texture baking (normal, AO, etc.);
• Work with stylized texturing.