Realistic 3D Characters Team Lead

Room 8 Studio; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Room 8 Studio is seeking an experienced Team Lead specializing in photorealistic character creation for game development. You will supervise and guide a team of skilled character artists to bring concepts to life as distinct personas, animals, and creatures across worlds.

You will mentor, review, and resolve artistic and technical challenges, while driving high-quality standards and modern pipelines with hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Lead or Team Lead within a Realistic 3D Character Art team in a game development environment.
• Ability to manage and review the quality of the team’s output, ensuring it meets artistic and technical standards.
• Skills in mentoring, guiding, and resolving artistic and technical challenges within the team, as well as providing clear, constructive feedback.
• A refined artistic eye and commitment to high-quality visual standards.
• Comprehensive industry knowledge of current pipelines, tools, and trends.
• Strong expertise in full-cycle character creation, including high-poly sculpting (ZBrush), SubD modeling (3ds Max/Maya), topology for animation, cloth simulation (Marvelous Designer), anatomy, UV mapping, texture baking, and texturing (Substance Painter).
• Upper-Intermediate+ English level (written and spoken) for seamless collaboration and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop 3D Realistic Characters Sub-division and lead projects in this direction.
• Execute quality control of the work of artists in the team.
• Assist and solve problems in the team that are related to the artistic and technical side of the project.
• Organize the work of the team within the project and specific tasks.
• Create technical specifications and guides.
• Build a team with the support of a strong recruiting department, participating in the hiring process as a technical interviewer and reviewer.
• Develop a portfolio.
• Estimate projects and take part in test projects.
• Create high-poly and low-poly models of photoreal characters for games on given concepts.
• Create optimal UV mapping and texture baking (normal, AO, etc.).
• Work with texturing in Substance Painter (hand-paint texturing in case the project requirements).

Skills

Team Lead experience

Quality control

Mentoring

Artistic eye

Industry knowledge

Character creation

ZBrush

3ds Max/Maya

UV mapping

Texture baking

Substance Painter

English (Upper-Intermediate+)

Tools

Unreal Engine 4/5

Unity

Marvelous Designer

Substance Painter

ZBrush

3ds Max

Maya

Job description

Room 8 Studio is currently looking for a proficient and experienced Team Lead who specializes in photorealistic character creation and has a strong background in game development.

The ideal candidate is a leader who can maintain high standards of quality and style, with knowledge of the technical and artistic constraints of the character creation process.

In your role as a Team Lead, you will be responsible for supervising and assisting a team of skilled character artists in bringing concept designs to life by creating unique personas, animals, and creatures that will inhabit various worlds. You will be able to provide guidance and support to your team, overcome any challenges that may arise, and offer constructive feedback with ease.

Superpowers you have are

• Proven experience as a Project Lead or Team Lead within a Realistic 3D Character Art team in a game development environment;
• Ability to manage and review the quality of the team’s output, ensuring it meets artistic and technical standards;
• Skills in mentoring, guiding, and resolving artistic and technical challenges within the team, as well as providing clear, constructive feedback;
• A refined artistic eye and commitment to high-quality visual standards;
• Comprehensive industry knowledge of current pipelines, tools, and trends;
• Strong expertise in full-cycle character creation, including high-poly sculpting (ZBrush), SubD modeling (3ds Max/Maya), topology for animation, cloth simulation (Marvelous Designer), anatomy, UV mapping, texture baking, and texturing (Substance Painter);
• Upper-Intermediate+ English level (written and spoken) for seamless collaboration and documentation.

You’re a rockstar if you have

• Experience with game engines (Unreal 4/5, Unity, etc.);
• Proven ability to create creatures;
• Understanding of rigging and animation pipelines;
• Strong foundational drawing skills.

As a part of Room 8 studio, you will

• Develop 3D Realistic Characters Sub-division and lead projects in this direction;
• Execute quality control of the work of artists in the team;
• Assist and solve problems in the team that are related to the artistic and technical side of the project;
• Organize the work of the team within the project and specific tasks;
• Create technical specifications and guides;
• Build a team with the support of a strong recruiting department, participating in the hiring process as a technical interviewer and reviewer;
• Develop a portfolio;
• Estimate projects and take part in test projects;
• Create high-poly and low-poly models of photoreal characters for games on given concepts;
• Create optimal UV mapping and texture baking (normal, AO, etc.);
• Work with texturing in Substance Painter (hand-paint texturing in case the project requirements).