Lead Artist (Toronto)
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Lead Artist
GAMELOFT, a world leader in the video game industry with offices in 20 countries in Europe, North America, and Asia, with 4,000 employees worldwide, is currently seeking a Lead Artist that will be located in Toronto.
You will be responsible for the graphics production of various projects and will be the main link to the Montreal Art Department and the Art Director located in Montreal. The projects in question are video games for Facebook, iPhone and others to come.
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Please send your application (CV + a few significant works + personal website address if available) to: toronto-job@gameloft.com
Only selected candidates will be contacted. Applications will be kept for 6months. Thank you for your interest in Gameloft!
GAMELOFT, a world leader in the video game industry with offices in 20 countries in Europe, North America, and Asia, with 4,000 employees worldwide, is currently seeking a Lead Artist that will be located in Toronto.
You will be responsible for the graphics production of various projects and will be the main link to the Montreal Art Department and the Art Director located in Montreal. The projects in question are video games for Facebook, iPhone and others to come.
Profile
- Motivated and passionate about video games;
- Experienced in managing teams on or off site and have knowledge of different jobs in 3D art (modeling, animation, texturing, etc.) that allow you to coordinate several teams and projects;
- Perfect technical expertise in 3Ds Max;
- Knowledge of low-polygon modeling/texturing;
- Independant and versatile (organic and environment modeling);
- Very good proficiency in texturing, and able to work in pixels;
- Very good sense of proportions, volume, and lighting;
- Skilled in animation;
- Thorough and organized, allowing you to work with ambitious plannings and to see a project through to its end within given deadlines;
- This position entails a great deal of responsibility and requires both technical and managerial expertise;
- Were mainly looking for an experienced, independent, and versatile candidate;
- Knowledge of the technical Pipeline and all the process needed to make a game;
- Knowledge of spoken French is an asset.
- To produce and participate in the graphic creation for our games;
- Employee management:
- Manage employee's performance evaluation and disciplinary follow ups
- active participation in recruitment (CV and portfolio sorting, test corrections, interviews; etc.)
- Ensure quality is monitored;
- Manage and coordinate different 3D teams to produce work within given deadlines and of required quality;
- To recommend and give advice to local teams
- The lead would report to the art director
Please send your application (CV + a few significant works + personal website address if available) to: toronto-job@gameloft.com
Only selected candidates will be contacted. Applications will be kept for 6months. Thank you for your interest in Gameloft!