2D Art Lead
Skills
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What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 3+ years leading a team of 2D artists
- 5+ years of 2D art experience for video games
- Strong art fundamentals including color light composition anatomy perspective and depth
- Fluency in Photoshop and complementary creative tools
- Experience with planning and scoping concept needs
- Ability to create multiple options and iterate quickly
- Adaptable to changing requirements and processes
- Able to work to a brief with creative constraints
- Collaborative and receptive to feedback
Nice to have
- Creative
- Collaborative
- Mentoring mindset
- Adaptable
- Innovative thinker
Day to day
- Lead a team of 2D artists across concepting illustration and production work
- Create polished artwork for environments characters and assets from early sketches through final rendering
- Partner with the art director to define visual style guidelines and solve creative problems with innovative design
- Mentor artists offer feedback and help build a productive cohesive team
Hiring process
- Submit portfolio and initial ideas/sketches
- Include final rendering examples
- Share broader concept and illustration work
- Show how you handle design from sketch to polish