Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Lead Character Artist to manage the Art team for our Next Gen 3rd person action combat game. You will report to the Producer but also be required to communicate with people outside of the Development team such as Publishing/Marketing/PR teams.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following skills/experience:

· Excellent communication skills with the highest standards of both spoken and written English.

· The ability to collaborate with and clearly explain Art goals and requirements to the Producer and the Design, Audio and Programming teams.

· Strong management skills including the ability to schedule and track art tasks, mentor, delegate, motivate, monitor and maintain the required quality and when necessary, effectively and quickly resolve issues.

· Excellent technical art skills with a good understanding of modern engine architecture and experience of at least one complete game development cycle as Lead Artist.

· Experience of producing and managing art assets for the current generation of consoles, specifically Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox360.

· A good understanding of art principles outside of CG.

· Knowledge of and experience with scheduling and tracking software.

· High quality academic qualifications, preferably at
degree level.