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Skydance · 2 months ago

Lead Character Artist

positionSeattle, Washington
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$120K/yr - $140K/yr
date5+ years exp

Skydance Games, a division of Paramount, is creating the future of interactive entertainment across platforms and genres. They are seeking a Lead Character Artist to lead and mentor a team of artists in creating high-quality character and creature models, while ensuring alignment with project goals and workflows.

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Responsibilities

Modeling, sculpting, texturing, and assembling highly creative character models that must adhere to strict technical guidelines
Working closely with the project art director and animation director to drive the long-term development goals and daily operations of the character art team
Provide constructive feedback during the design phase of character concepting to achieve the best possible results with aesthetic, performance, and rigging considerations
Take top level ownership of all character art pipelines and workflows within the project including those specifically associated with hero props and weapons
Organize, manage, and mentor Internal team members and manage relationships with 3rd party external contractors
Ensure that all documentation for character art related workflows is organized, current, and understood by the team

Qualification

Lead character art experiencePBR workflowCharacter asset creationGame development experienceCommunicationMentoring skillsProject management experience

Required

5+ years professional game development experience
At least 1 shipped title credited with a lead character art position
Experience using a dynamic PBR (Physically Based Rendering) workflow
A strong knowledge of artist tools and workflows for character asset creation
Excellent communication skills and genuine desire to empower those on your team to do their best work

Preferred

Some experience with project management and team capacity tracking software would also be a significant plus
Open mind regarding the thoughtful integration of emerging technology into the creative process

Company

Skydance

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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences.
dateFounded in 2010
location
Santa Monica, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://skydance.com

H1B Sponsorship

Skydance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.68B
Key Investors
JP MorganKohlberg Kravis RobertsRedBird Capital Partners
2025-08-07IPO
2023-07-11Debt Financing· $1B
2022-10-13Private Equity· $400M

Leadership Team

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Brian Green
Character Supervisor
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Jon Weinbach
President, Skydance Sports
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