3D Character Art Lead

teamLFG

3D Character Art Lead creating visually stunning characters for games at teamLFG. Guiding a team from pre-production to production, enhancing gameplay with engaging character designs.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $153,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead 3D character art and coordinate work with a multidisciplinary team accountable for character-building, including but not limited to narrative and design
Mentor and inspire a talented team of artists through all phases of production
Foster a safe culture for growth, feedback and coaching to encourage strong creative debate
Create strong processes and scalable art workflows that force multiply the team’s efforts and define a high art quality bar, internally and externally with partner studios
Inspire and motivate the team with craft and process advisement
Embrace “we” culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator
Develop internal and external style guides and workflows, and manage teams through creation of game assets
Be accountable to the art director visual goals and directions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep understanding of the character art decisions that matter to competitive players in action or fighting games
Proven experience in early AAA game development leadership role(s)
Experience in leading art teams that include but not limited to 3D character art, character customization, NPC
Demonstrated skills and deep understanding of stylized art and style adaptability
Expert knowledge in Maya, Blender or Max, Substance
Expert knowledge in Unreal Engine
Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving capability with high attention to detail
Strategic and critical thinking skills with a proactive, investigative mindset
Help created or established character customization in Unreal and scaled content with outsourcing companies

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
matching 401(k)
paid time off
wellness program
employee discounts for Sony products

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Hard Skills & Tools

3D character artcharacter customizationstylized artart workflowsgame asset creationAAA game developmentproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingcritical thinkingattention to detail

Soft Skills

mentoringinspiringcollaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsanalytical skillsproactive mindsetcreative debatecoachingteam motivation