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Lead Environment Artist/World Builder

About Lakshya Digital

Established in 2004, Lakshya Digital is the largest interactive entertainment and game development services studio in South Asia. We have studios located in Gurgaon, Pune, Bengaluru, India, Seattle in the US, as well as London and Tokyo.

Our continued success is fueling the need to expand and we are looking for top-quality talent to become part of our studio. If you have grown weary of working on the same project doing the same thing for years on end, or if you are interested to experience what it is like to work on multiple AAA projects at the same time then dust off your resume, polish up your portfolio and send it to us for consideration.

Description

As a Lead Environment Artist/World Builder, you will report to the Art Director Artist and will supervise a multi-disciplinary team to deliver on our client’s requirements for environment art and in-engine world-building. Client requirements vary depending on the client and project, but a passion for end-to-end AAA environment creation and leading others to success will be core to this role. Our Lead Environment Artist/World Builder should thrive in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment and enjoy the challenges of creating unique solutions depending on our clients’ needs.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Lead teams across the globe to build cohesive and immersive experiences, from initial block out to final in-game polish.
• Contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of content production.
• Work directly with clients to understand their needs and form a solid working relationship.
• Work with the Project Managers and other leads and artists to develop solid estimates, pipelines, schedules, and production plans.
• Demonstrate, communicate, and exemplify clear expectations for quality of work, productivity, communication, and professionalism to the team.
• Promotes a professional and positive work environment for our team and clients.
• Managed local artists, identifying growth areas and participating in their ongoing career development.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying the project’s vision and specific art direction requirements across multi-cultural teams.
• A passion for creating immersive environments that convey unique and interesting storylines.
• At least 8 years of industry experience with at least one title shipped in a similar role.
• An in-depth understanding of next-gen game content development processes, tools, pipelines, scene management, limitations, and dependencies.
• Proven ability to direct the production of AAA quality, next-generation environments/world content in a variety of styles for play on multiple platforms.
• Experience in all phases of production and planning of environments such as block-out, asset lists, assembly, lighting, polishing, and optimization.
• Expertise in constructing levels using proprietary or licensed game engines such as UE5, Unity, etc.
• Proactive and self-motivated, work without direct supervision and present the work of the team and the project in a professional manner.
• Previous team leadership experience required; having demonstrated the ability to mentor less experienced artists to achieve top quality and consistent results.
• Ability to work remotely with other remote team members, with core hours overlapping our team in the US or the UK.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• Voluntary Long-term / Short-term Disability
• 401K w/ company match
• Work alongside dynamic individuals in the gaming industry
• Work within a company with upward career growth opportunities