Realistic 3D Characters Project Lead Senior

Room 8 Studio is currently looking for a proficient and experienced Project Lead who specializes in photorealistic character creation and has a strong background in game development.

The ideal candidate is a leader who can maintain high standards of quality and style, with knowledge of the technical and artistic constraints of the character creation process. 

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Lead within a Realistic 3D Character Art team in a game development environment;
• Relevant portfolio with examples of work in the corresponding direction;
• Ability to manage and review the quality of the team’s output, ensuring it meets artistic and technical standards;
• Skills in mentoring, guiding, and resolving artistic and technical challenges within the project team, as well as providing clear, constructive feedback;
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset to work in dynamic, creative environments;
• Driving projects from setup to success—building strong client communication, taking initiative to optimize workflows, and ensuring smooth, efficient delivery;
• Advanced English level (written and spoken) for seamless collaboration and documentation;
• High-poly sculpt in Zbrush;
• Character topology for animation;
• Excellent knowledge of anatomy;
• Experience in working with hard surface;
• Ability to create UV mapping and texture baking (normal, AO, etc.);
• Experience working as a Project Lead;
• High standards of work quality and artistic taste.

Would be a plus

• Experience with game engines;
• Experience in creating creatures;
• Solid understanding of the rigging and animation processes;
• Drawing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead photorealistic character art projects, with the opportunity to focus solely on art direction full-time;
• Execute quality control for the work produced by the team of artists;
• Support the team in solving artistic and technical challenges;
• Organize task distribution and workflow across the project team;
• Develop clear technical specs and art guides to align output with project goals;
• Create efficient UV maps and texture bakes (normal, AO, etc.);
• Texture assets using Substance Painter (including hand-painting when required by the project).