Lead Environment Artist (f/m/d)

As Lead Environment Artist at YAGER, you are someone who loves creating beautiful environments and cares deeply about gameplay ability. Your primary duties are to lead a team to create the environments in our games’ worlds. In collaboration with Technical Artists and Producers, you will guide the team on providing assets that are beautiful as well as technically feasible, while fitting into timeframe budgets. This role reports to the Art Director.

• Lead a team of artists in the creation of 3D environments
• Mentor and coach a team of artists on craft and human competencies helping them improve on how they take an active part in the asset and level creation process
• Translate visual direction and make sure the team is in line with the goals and art direction
• Review and deliver work in accordance with the project’s artistic direction
• Document pipelines and processes to make success reproducible
• Collaborate with the design and production teams to ensure environments are built to support gameplay and in line with project roadmap
• Ensure output of the team meets technical, artistic, and roadmap goals
• Take part in the hiring process for new artists

• 5+ years of experience in professional game development as an artist
• Having shipped at least one project in an artistic leadership role
• Experience with asset creation tools (hands on position)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good leadership and people management skills
• Advanced knowledge of lighting and colorgrading
• Ability to translate and apply direction on an interdisciplinary team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Passion for videogames

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS 

• Experience and understanding of the Unreal Engine (materials, blueprints etc.)
• Understanding of stylization in all aspects of the artistic process
• Understanding of real-time rendering technology and art pipelines for state-of-the-art results

• Get settled. We offer relocation packages and budgets, provide temporary accommodation, administrative support and more.
• We care about your work-life-balance with competitive vacation days and core working hours
• Green travel at a discount. We have a Company Ticket benefit for the public transportation system in Berlin (BVG or DB)
• We´re pet friendly! Bring your best buddy to the office and make new friends.

We are passionate about growth

• Join a diverse & creative team! Over 28 nationalities come together to create thrilling gaming experiences.
• We´re dedicated to see you grow. Receive feedback, internal trainings, workshops and Lunch & Learns and more!

We care about your well-being

• (Mental) health matters. We work with various partners to provide you and your loved ones with support for mental & physical health, coaching and counselling and more!
• Stay fit! We offer a gym membership for FitX gyms around Berlin. The best thing about it? There´s one just a ten-minute walk from the office! Or you can choose E-GYM subscription for more flexibility instead.
• Yum! Our equipped kitchen is stocked with beverages and fresh fruits and we hold regular team events

We are committed to creating a safe working environment where a diverse mix of talented people come together to make great games for everyone and to increase diversity and inclusion in the game development industry.

Every hero has a backstory, and we welcome you to share yours with us, and become part of an inclusive team working on creating exhilarating and engaging socially emergent action games.