3D Environment Lead

As an Art Lead in AAA games at Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, your role will be crucial in overseeing diverse artistic aspects, managing teams to ensure alignment with creative visions, and upholding high-quality standards across multiple projects. With your strong leadership and team management skills, you will guide art direction, optimize production pipelines, and creatively problem-solve in a dynamic development environment. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead and mentor a team of artists, providing guidance, feedback, and support to ensure alignment with project goals and maintaining high quality. - Collaborate with the creative team to define and communicate the artistic vision for the game, encompassing visual style, character design, and environment art. - Manage the creation of art assets for multiple projects simultaneously, requiring organizational and multitasking skills. - Design and manage an efficient art production pipeline, ensuring a smooth workflow encompassing creation, review, and integration of art assets into the game. - Work closely with technical and art teams to integrate art assets efficiently into the game engine, ensuring alignment of visual and gameplay elements. - Supervise quality assurance processes, identifying and rectifying artistic issues during the development phase. - Assess and recommend optimal art tools and software solutions to enhance the efficiency of the art production process. - Manage budget and timeline considerations for multiple projects, demonstrating financial and project management acumen. - Play a crucial role in decision-making and creative problem-solving by guiding the artistic direction and devising innovative solutions. - Adopt a strategic approach to documentation and process enhancement, suggesting tools and software to streamline the art production process. **Qualification Required:** - A Bachelor's or master's degree in fine arts, Digital Art, or a related field is preferred. - 8+ years of experience in creating next-gen art production pipeline and human and animal anatomy (For character artists) with a minimum of 3 years" experience in reviewing and mentoring a team as an Associate Art Lead. - Extensive experience in AAA game development with a strong portfolio showcasing art leadership and artistic contributions. - Proficiency in industry-standard software and tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, 3D modeling, and animation software, etc.). - Strong artistic and creative skills, with a deep understanding of visual storytelling and game aesthetics. - Leadership and project management abilities, adept at multitasking, and capable of inspiring and overseeing an art team. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Adaptability to evolving technologies and industry trends.,