Gameloft

Entertainment

StudioGameArtistLead

$700000–1200000k ~AI est. Hanoi, Vietnam FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Studio Game Artist Lead at Gameloft. Skills: Art department management, Team leadership, Artistic direction. Manage art department. Grow art department”

Industry & Context.

Entertainment

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years in game art production, Solid leadership experience, Experience delivering high-quality visuals, Art composition foundation, Graphic design foundation, 2D/3D pipelines knowledge, Production workflows knowledge, Lead art teams, Develop art teams, Scale art teams, Define artistic vision, Define quality standards, Align with game market trends, Good communication skills, Mentoring skills, Balance creative vision, Balance technical constraints, English skills

Nice to Have

Genuine interest in playing video games

What You'll Do.

Manage art department

Define team training strategy

Define development strategy

Evaluate performances

Create quality standards

Participate in recruitment

Identify people's abilities

Identify people's weaknesses

Assign resources to projects

Prepare training plans

Prepare sharing plans

Handle performance evaluations

Handle objective settings

Handle new artist recruitment

Harmonize studio processes

Respect project pipeline

Support faster onboarding

Understand Gameloft rules

Update studio documentations

Support projects to optimize art flow

Support projects to optimize pipelines

Represent studio internally

Represent studio externally

Conceptualize creative ideas

Execute creative ideas

Develop compelling visuals

Contribute to artistic direction

Provide clear feedback

Provide detailed feedback

Feedback on visual quality

Feedback on technical quality

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with Studio Manager; Work with Production Manager; Lead Studio Artist Team; Mentor Studio Artist Team

Communication Scope

Good communication

Full Job Description

WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON Key goal Manage and grow the art department spread across several projects with different identities and requirements. By defining the team training and development strategy, evaluating performances, creating a common vision and quality standards across teams, and participating in the recruitment activities. What it means on a daily basis 1. People management * Identify people’s abilities and weaknesses and assign the proper resources to the projects based on its needs and requirements * Prepare training and sharing plans within the department * Handle artists’ performance evaluations and objective settings * Handle new artist resources recruitment 2. Process improvements * Harmonize the processes in the studio, leaving flexibility to respect each project pipeline but helping faster onboarding and Gameloft-specific rules understanding * Update studio-wide documentations (PRD, career paths, onboarding...) * Support individual projects to optimize their art flow and pipelines * Represent the studio internally and externally as the primary Art contact for Gameloft Hanoi 3. Artistic vision * Conceptualize and execute creative ideas * Develop compelling visuals * Contribute to the overall artistic direction of the studio's projects * Provide clear and detailed feedback to all artists requiring it, both on visual quality (LOD, coloring, polishing, composition...) and technical quality (perspective, tangency, PSD layering...) Who you would be working with * You will work closely with: Studio Manager, Production Manager * You will lead and mentor: Studio Artist Team Your recruitment journey (1) Screening call (2) Interview(s) (3) Offer Our selection process is skill-based, focuses strictly on technical proficiency and key skills. ## Qualifications WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED * 5+ years in game art production with solid leadership experience across multiple projects and experience delivering high-quality visuals. * Well-rounded foundation in art comp

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