Lead artist wanted by Arcadelia
Lead artist job
Arcadelia is looking for a talented Lead Artist passionate about gaming!
At Arcadelia you will be the Head of Art reporting directly to upper management. This means that you will not only set and drive the artistic vision for our games but also help us grow and manage our art team.
Who are we?
We are gamers at heart! By gamers for gamers is the motto by which we develop our games. Arcadelia is a completely self-funded game studio, this means that we have full control and ownership of our games and ideas. We develop the games we want to play ourselves!
Our office is located in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Read more about us at www.arcadelia.com.
Responsibilities
- Your chief responsibility is to manage and grow the art department of Arcadelia in line with the requirements from the company.
- Co-create and drive the artistic vision for our games with the rest of the team.
- Maintain a high quality and uniform direction for the entire company art style.
- Take hands on part in production to create concept art, assets or any other art necessary for our games.
- Promote best practices in the art pipeline to streamline production.
- Work closely with our Project Manager to manage workloads, deliverables and deadlines for the team.
- Handle the expansion and hiring of other artists to the team.
- Manage outsourcing and other external resources.
Mandatory requirements
- Solid 2D / 3D art creation skills.
- At least one project / game shipped.
- At least 2-3 years of work experience.
- General knowledge of game development and game design.
- Ability to drive, maintain, articulate and communicate the creative artistic vision for our games.
- The ability to drive, manage and organize a structured high quality art team.
- Basic technical knowledge of game engines.
- Problem solving and risk management skills.
- Master English in both speech and writing.
Basic personal qualities
- You have a strong passion for making high quality games.
- You are self-starting and very organized.
- You have the ability and willingness to innovate.
- You have good leadership qualities.
- You take pride in what you do.
- You are hands on and have the capacity to create assets yourself as well as manage others working for you.
Desirable requirements
- Traditional art skills.
- Concept art skills.
- Experience creating animations and/or vfx.
- Knowledge of UI / Web design / User experience design.
- Knowledge of shaders, lighting and other technical aspects of making games.
- Experience working with SVN, perforce or any other version control system.
- Basic understanding of Storytelling.
- Basic understanding of music and sfx production.
- Experience working as a lead artist within the game industry.
- Experience creating 2D games and understanding of 2D games.
- Experience working with scrum/agile.
- Master Swedish in both speech and writing.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
How do I apply?
Apply by sending your resume and portfolio to recruitment@arcadelia.com.
Please dont forget to let us know why we would be fools not to hire you.
If you can back it up bragging a bit is totally ok!
Arcadelia is looking for a talented Lead Artist passionate about gaming!
At Arcadelia you will be the Head of Art reporting directly to upper management. This means that you will not only set and drive the artistic vision for our games but also help us grow and manage our art team.
Who are we?
We are gamers at heart! By gamers for gamers is the motto by which we develop our games. Arcadelia is a completely self-funded game studio, this means that we have full control and ownership of our games and ideas. We develop the games we want to play ourselves!
Our office is located in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Read more about us at www.arcadelia.com.
Responsibilities
- Your chief responsibility is to manage and grow the art department of Arcadelia in line with the requirements from the company.
- Co-create and drive the artistic vision for our games with the rest of the team.
- Maintain a high quality and uniform direction for the entire company art style.
- Take hands on part in production to create concept art, assets or any other art necessary for our games.
- Promote best practices in the art pipeline to streamline production.
- Work closely with our Project Manager to manage workloads, deliverables and deadlines for the team.
- Handle the expansion and hiring of other artists to the team.
- Manage outsourcing and other external resources.
Mandatory requirements
- Solid 2D / 3D art creation skills.
- At least one project / game shipped.
- At least 2-3 years of work experience.
- General knowledge of game development and game design.
- Ability to drive, maintain, articulate and communicate the creative artistic vision for our games.
- The ability to drive, manage and organize a structured high quality art team.
- Basic technical knowledge of game engines.
- Problem solving and risk management skills.
- Master English in both speech and writing.
Basic personal qualities
- You have a strong passion for making high quality games.
- You are self-starting and very organized.
- You have the ability and willingness to innovate.
- You have good leadership qualities.
- You take pride in what you do.
- You are hands on and have the capacity to create assets yourself as well as manage others working for you.
Desirable requirements
- Traditional art skills.
- Concept art skills.
- Experience creating animations and/or vfx.
- Knowledge of UI / Web design / User experience design.
- Knowledge of shaders, lighting and other technical aspects of making games.
- Experience working with SVN, perforce or any other version control system.
- Basic understanding of Storytelling.
- Basic understanding of music and sfx production.
- Experience working as a lead artist within the game industry.
- Experience creating 2D games and understanding of 2D games.
- Experience working with scrum/agile.
- Master Swedish in both speech and writing.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
How do I apply?
Apply by sending your resume and portfolio to recruitment@arcadelia.com.
Please dont forget to let us know why we would be fools not to hire you.
If you can back it up bragging a bit is totally ok!