Art Lead - NFL Universe Football

Voldex Games; Montreal; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company seeks an experienced artist to build 3D art assets and lead the art direction for their popular Roblox games. The candidate will manage a team of artists and ensure timely delivery of high-quality assets while collaborating closely with game designers. Ideal applicants will have 1-3 years in a professional studio and proficiency in Roblox Studio, along with strong leadership and organizational skills. This remote position includes competitive compensation and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Retirement benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible PTO

Remote First

Professional Development

Company events and allowances

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a gaming studio or equivalent expertise.
• Ability to manage and mentor a small team of artists.
• Experience creating art assets under performance constraints.

Responsibilities

• Build 3D art assets for the game.
• Manage art-team workloads and ensure timely delivery.
• Lead the game’s style and art direction.

Skills

Understanding of asset performance metrics

Proficiency in Roblox Studio

Leadership and mentorship skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Roblox Studio

Photoshop

Maya

Blender

Job description

Voldex is a leading gaming company focused on Roblox, the most exciting ecosystem in gaming today. We are home to several of Roblox's top games, including Brookhaven, Driving Empire, and NFL Universe Football. With over 145 million monthly active players across our games, we are the #1 Roblox developer by audience size. Founded in 2015, we have since grown to 75+ full-time remote team members across the globe.

Our strategy is to acquire and sustainably grow games on Roblox. Our acquisition strategy is backed with significant capital from firms including The Raine Group, Makers Fund, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), QIA, Dune Ventures, and MIT.

Our top games include:

• Brookhaven, #1 Roleplay game on Roblox and the most popular game on the Roblox platform
• Driving Empire, the #1 driving game on Roblox where we’ve brought real cars into the game in partnership with automakers
• NFL Universe Football, the #1 American football game and top grossing sports game on Roblox.

Responsibilities

• Contribute a consistent allocation of time to building out 3D art assets for the game
• Address artistic challenges, manage art-team workloads, and ensure art assets are delivered on time, efficiently, and within the technical performance budget.
• Lead, manage, and mentor a small team of artists, providing clear direction, constructive feedback, and fostering a positive, creative work environment.
• Lead game’s style and art direction
• Supervise both 2D, 3D, and render artists.
• Develop and maintain art-production pipelines, processes, and documentation to ensure efficient asset creation and implementation.
• Review and provide feedback on the team’s work, ensuring assets meet quality standards and align with the artistic vision and technical requirements of the project.

Requirements

• A deep understanding of asset performance metrics and methodologies on the Roblox platform.
• High proficiency in Roblox Studio and substantial experience on the Roblox platform.
• 1-3 years of experience working in a professional studio environment or a mixture of Roblox creator experience that demonstrates equivalent expertise and leadership.
• Highly organized and process oriented, needs to be able to think in scale and systems to help level up the Art team.

Nice to Have

• Experience creating art assets under performance constraints while maintaining a clear, visually appealing style.
• Experience collaborating with game designers and product teams to understand art request details and flag risks or needs for additional information.
• Proven ability to own a game’s art direction and mentor a team of artists toward a consistent execution of that style or direction.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and mentor a diverse team of artists.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, JIRA, or similar applications.
• Familiar with or a fan of American Football.

Tech Stack

While experience with the following tech stack is NOT expected or necessary for candidates, please see below Voldex’s tech stack in case you are interested:

• Roblox Studio
• Photoshop/gimp/Substance Painter
• Maya
• Blender

Location

• Remote
• Travel - 2 to 3x / year (onboarding, RDC + possible team meet-ups)
• Time Zone - must be willing to work EST/PST hours
• Ideal Hiring Regions: Canada, UK, LATAM

Permanent Voldex employees enjoy the following benefits

💰 Competitive compensation - above-market salary + profit sharing + stock options

⛳️ Retirement benefits - company contribution to your retirement plan (401k, RRSP, Pension), in Canada, UK and USA!

🩺 Medical, dental, and vision benefits - depending on the country, there may be additional benefits (Life, ADD, etc…) such as Canada, UK and USA.

🏖 Flexible PTO - vacations + Federal / Bank Holidays

🌎 Remote First - we have always been remote and will remain that way including work from home/anywhere

🎮 In-person get-togethers, virtual company-wide game events, Robux allowances, and so much more!

🎓Professional Development - Reimburse the costs of courses, materials, and anything to help further their training and growth

🎉 Work with awesome people and impact millions of daily players

Want to learn more about Voldex? Read about us here

• Voldex Acquires Brookhaven, most visited game on Roblox
• Driving Empire & Nascar: Brand Partnership
• Voldex & NFL: Brand Partnership
• Our partners at Andreessen Horowitz share why they've invested in Voldex

Voldex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status