Lead Character Artist - Shape Iconic Characters & Worlds

Massive Entertainment; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Massive Entertainment in Malmö is seeking a Lead Artist for The Division 2 to drive Character Art direction, establish pipelines, and mentor a talented team of artists. You will collaborate with codev, art directors, and designers to push the quality of assets from concepts to in-game delivery.

You’ll lead on strategic decisions for character art, ensure consistent styles, and oversee day-to-day tasks, performance feedback, and schedule alignment.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience with Character/3D-Art from within the game and/or TV/film industries.
• Ability to realize characters from concepts and Art Director briefs.
• Understanding of game development workflow.
• Degree in 3D Art, a related field, or the equivalent work experience.
• Proficient with industry-standard tools (e.g. Maya, 3Ds MAX, ZBrush, Blender, Substance).

Responsibilities

• Produce and deliver quality 3D assets for the game (Character Art, NPCs, weapons and gear, Cinematic assets)
• Prioritizing and managing the team’s day-to-day tasks to ensure that deliverables are completed on time and to specifications.
• Collaborating with Producers, Tech Artists and Concept Artists to push project quality.
• Hold recurring performance feedback sessions with your team

Skills

Character/3D-Art

Team collaboration

Art direction

Problem solving

Education

Degree in 3D Art

Tools

Maya

3Ds MAX

ZBrush

Blender

Substance

Job description

Massive Entertainment in Malmö is seeking a Lead Artist for The Division 2 to drive Character Art direction, establish pipelines, and mentor a talented team of artists. You will collaborate with codev, art directors, and designers to push the quality of assets from concepts to in-game delivery.

You’ll lead on strategic decisions for character art, ensure consistent styles, and oversee day-to-day tasks, performance feedback, and schedule alignment.