Lead Artist
If you possess the ability to implement and maintain efficient art production workflows, you are creative, have leadership skills and team spirit, we would love to hear from you.
About the role
We are seeking a Lead Artist to take the helm of our art team working closely with the Art Director on all studio project’s art needs. This role involves implementing and maintaining efficient art production workflows, managing the outsourcing pipeline to ensure the delivery of high-quality assets, and staying abreast of trends in marketing-related artwork to create visuals that captivate and engage players.
The ideal candidate will lead by example, fostering a collaborative and creative team environment, and will have a hands-on role in planning, assigning, and reviewing tasks to meet project milestones. Strong leadership, project management skills, and deep artistic expertise are essential, along with excellent communication abilities for seamless cross-departmental collaboration. Experience in managing outsourcing, a keen awareness of current marketing trends, and adaptability to new technologies are also crucial. This role requires a candidate who can mentor team members, promoting professional growth while ensuring the art department’s work aligns perfectly with our game’s vision and standards.
Your Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain workflows, art pipelines, and best practices for art production, asset management, and version control to maximize efficiency and quality.
- Manage the outsourcing pipeline, including selecting vendors, negotiating contracts, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality assets that meet the project’s standards.
- Stay informed on current and emerging trends in marketing-related artwork, ensuring that game visuals and promotional materials are compelling and enhance player engagement and acquisition.
- Lead and manage the art team, overseeing the development in close collaboration with the Art Director.
- Plan, assign, and review team tasks, ensuring projects are completed to a high standard, on time, and within budget.
- Foster a collaborative and creative environment within the art team, providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback to team members to support their professional growth and ensure the consistent quality of art assets.
- Facilitate seamless communication between the art team and other departments, ensuring alignment on project goals and integration of art assets into the game engine.
- Participate in the recruitment and onboarding process for new art team members, identifying talent that fits the team’s needs and culture.
- Regularly review and assess the art team’s workload and capacity, adjusting project timelines and resources as necessary to meet production milestones.
- Identify artist strengths and weaknesses to assign work in the art department to the best fit.
Experience and skills
- Minimum of 8 years industry experience
- Portfolio: You need to showcase a portfolio that demonstrates your skills as an artist.
- CV in English clearly highlighting character, knowledge and experience with software and tools, and professional experience
- Strong leadership and project management skills, with a focus on guiding the art team and ensuring timely project delivery.
- Deep artistic expertise and technical proficiency in art production workflows and best practices.
- Strong knowledge and prior experience using industry tools for managing teams in production
- General knowledge of various tools, programmes and softwares.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective teamwork and cross-departmental coordination.
- Experience in managing outsourcing pipelines, including vendor selection and quality control.
- Awareness of marketing-related artwork trends to create compelling game visuals.
- Ability to mentor team members, fostering a growth-oriented environment.
- Adaptability to new technologies and industry trends, ensuring continuous improvement and innovation.
Who we are
Dorado Games Malta
Dorado Games, a distinguished video game studio based in Malta and a proud member of the Stillfront Group, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. As part of a renowned collective of over twenty international video game studios, Dorado Games excels in designing, developing, and marketing online strategy games for all platforms. Our mission is to master the art of creating compelling and competitive strategy games, offering real-time military experiences that foster strategic play and engagement.
At the heart of our efforts is our global strategy hit-game, "Conflict of Nations: World War 3," which continues to be refined and expanded across iOS, Android, and PC/Steam. Our dedication to innovation and excellence in the realm of online strategy games has cemented our reputation as leaders in the industry. Join us as we celebrate a decade of gaming achievements and look forward to many more years of strategic innovation.
- Department
- Game Art
- Locations
- San Ġiljan
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Studios
- Dorado Games
- Employment types
- Permanent
- Employment contracts
- Full time
San Ġiljan
About Dorado Games
We are an established games studio located at Balluta Bay on the sunny Maltese Islands. We are focusing on designing, developing and marketing digital online games with a focus on mid core players from all over the world. In a relaxed yet productive environment the team draws on knowledge from more than 60 published titles across many platforms. We aim to master the art of strong and competitive strategy games, creating real-time military experiences and encouraging competitive strategy play.
Dorado Games is part of Stillfront. Stillfront is a global gaming company with 1400+ employees. We develop a wide range of digital games that attract over 50 million players each month. From well-established franchises like Supremacy, Big Farm, and BitLife to niche games, we span many different genres, including strategy, simulation, RPG and action, and casual and mash-up games.
Lead Artist
If you possess the ability to implement and maintain efficient art production workflows, you are creative, have leadership skills and team spirit, we would love to hear from you.
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