Head of Content Creation

Urban Games GmbH; Ismaning; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company in the gaming sector is seeking a head of content creation to manage their art teams. This role involves team leadership, performance optimization, and collaboration across departments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in 3D art and strong leadership skills, capable of motivating highly qualified teams and ensuring project deadlines are met.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of leadership experience, 5+ years as a 3D artist.
• Strong portfolio of released products.
• German and English communication skills (B2 level or higher).

Aufgaben

• Manage a team of 6 in-house and 2 external artists.
• Optimize team performance and hire new members.
• Establish collaboration with product and development heads.

Kenntnisse

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Empathy

Assertiveness

Ausbildung

Degree in game development or formal art education

Tools

3D modeling software

Substance texturing tools

Photoshop

Shader languages

Jobbeschreibung

The head of content creation has overall responsibility for the entire art team and manages the team to optimize the performance in collaboration with other leads and the CEO.

Responsibilities:

• Have overall responsibility for a team of currently six in-house and two external 2D/3D artist teams
• Define responsibilities, show opportunities, evaluate performance and promote team members
• Optimize the performance of the team, define new profiles and hire new team members
• Convey the essential goals to the team, act as a motivator and set a good example
• Take feedback from team members and ensure discipline and fairness in the team
• Ensure deadlines are reached and appropriate lessons are learned
• Establish a close collaboration with the head of product, head of development, and the CEO

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience with leadership and 5+ years of experience working as a 3D artist or similar
• Advanced knowledge of established 3D modeling software, content pipelines and custom tools
• Working experience with 2D tools such as the Substance texturing tools and Photoshop
• Leadership skills with a high level of empathy for the motivating factors of highly qualified teams
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical team members
• Great organization, moderation and social skills paired with strong assertiveness
• A strong portfolio showcasing released products you have worked on
• German and English communication and writing skills (B2 level or higher)

Preferences:

• Degree in game development, formal art education or equivalent
• Advanced knowledge of shader languages, scripting and programming
• Experience in the video game industry and worked on shipped products

Please send your application to [e-mail]