Lead 2D Artist (Realism, Leadership, AI)

About the Position

We are seeking a Lead 2D Artist with expertise in realism, leadership, and AI to join our innovative game development team at Stepico.

About the Company

Stepico is a team of enthusiasts who are in love with their work. Each employee of our company is passionate about games, and a friendly atmosphere always reigns in our team. We are constantly growing, following the latest trends in the industry, and creating innovative projects. Our secret is in our careful attitude towards each employee.

Our Company Values

• Passion for games
• Creating innovative projects
• A policy of open communication
• Strong appreciation of your performance
• Competence development
• Comfort and well-being of our employees

Responsibilities

• Supporting team members with AI tools, recommending approaches, and optimizing workflows for maximum efficiency.
• Planning and scheduling the AI artist’s workload.
• Creating step-by-step instructions and workflow documentation, complete with visual examples of tool utilization.
• Sharing new knowledge and techniques with the team to enhance overall productivity.
• Creating illustrations from initial sketch to final render.
• Preparing assets for animation and export.
• Ensuring stylistic consistency across the project, controlling compliance of all assets with the approved art style.

Art Leading

• Estimating and decomposing tasks, as well as preparing brief materials for upcoming assignments.
• Planning team workload and analyzing which artist is best suited for a specific task.
• Providing detailed, comprehensive feedback and overpaints for team members.
• Assisting artists with goal setting and professional development.
• Reviewing candidates and test assignments, conducting interviews with potential team members, and collaborating with the recruitment team.
• Communicating with clients, running feedback sessions, and relaying client notes back to the artists.

Requirements

• Experience working in game art development.
• Drawing in different art styles (cartoon, casual, semi-realistic, realism).
• Ability to work with any graphic part of the project (interface, backgrounds, characters, gameplay).
• Free skills in Photoshop and graphic tablet.
• Ability to perform tasks in strictly defined terms.
• Knowledge of the English language - Intermediate level and above.
• Experience working with AI (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion).
• Understanding the principles of 2D animation.
• Leading experience.
• Portfolio is required.

What You Will Get with Stepico

• Competitive salaries are regularly reviewed based on professional growth.
• Flexible working hours and remote working.
• 18 working days of paid time off.
• 5 paid sick leaves (without doctors’ notes).
• Compensation for external conferences/ workshops/ events.
• Full employment.
• Fun corporate events.

Personal Recruiter

Mykhailo Tsymbala

Recruitment Lead

[email protected]

in Linkedin

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