Lead Concept Artist at Sperasoft United Arab Emirates

Itlearn360; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in game development is seeking a Lead Concept Artist to oversee art production and ensure assets meet quality standards. The role includes collaborating extensively with teams, leading artists, and actively participating in artistic processes. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in game art, proven team leadership, and familiarity with industry-standard software. The opportunity offers a hybrid working pattern and numerous benefits in a friendly workplace.

Benefits

Learning & development opportunities

Exceptional private medical insurance plan

Casual workplace environment

Friendly team and family-like environment

Qualifications

• At least 1 published game as a 2D Artist on PC, mobile, or console.
• 4+ years of experience as a professional 2D Artist for game development.
• Experience leading a team of artists.

Responsibilities

• Works with Producer and Art Director for game asset completion.
• Coordinates day-to-day art production processes.
• Creates briefs for asset creation and training.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Creativity

Expertise in artistic production

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Various game industry software

Job description

Lead Concept Artist job at Sperasoft. United Arab Emirates.

• Works with Producer and Art Director to ensure timely completion of game assets maintaining the look of production, including quality and art style

• Responsible for coordinating and facilitating day-to-day art production processes for the project

• Creating briefs and documents for asset creation and training

• Participates in defining tools and art production pipeline; understands advantages and limitations of technology, and develops strategies for maximizing performance

• Prepares content submission packages to be sent to clients, and ensures all content is present, organized, quality-checked and ready to be submitted to client review in-time

• Participates in the establishment of short and long-term artistic goals

• Responsible for identifying and recommending areas of artistic growth of each artist of his team

• Fully aware of the client’s expectations for upcoming content drops, or rejected assets

• Communicates regularly with the Project Manager and Art Director regarding status of current project milestones

• Interacts with (Lead) Artist or Manager on client/partner side

• Investigate client technology and train team artists in using it

• Assist monitoring team wellbeing and identifying potential risks

• Create 2D art that is efficient on multiple platforms

• Serve as an active participant in team art discussions, critiques and reviews

Requirements

• At least 1 published game as an 2D Artist on PC, mobile or console platform

• 4+ years of experience as a professional 2D Artist for game development

• Experience in leading a team of artists

• Very proficient with the software packages and tools of the games industry

• Knowledge and experience using Unity and or Unreal

• Expert in at least three areas of artistic production

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and staff to create results driven, team oriented environment

• Ability to think outside of the box

Benefits

• Learning & development opportunities
• Exceptional private medical insurance plan
• Casual workplace environment; new renovation and relaxation area
• Friendly team and a family-like environment

Role Information: EN

Studio: Sperasoft

Location: West Asia, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid, Remote