Lead Level Artist

2K
Montreal, California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Mentoring","Collaboration","Communication","Leadership","Ownership"]

Lead a team of World Builders and Level Artists to create stylized, high-quality level art and immersive environments for a AAA game. Partner with Art Leads and collaborate with Design and Narrative Leads to ensure artistic consistency, design modular architecture systems, and deliver credible schedules. Mentor career growth, manage asset lists and day-to-day workflow, and provide empathetic, objective feedback across interdisciplinary teams using tools like UE5, Maya, ZBrush, Substance, and Photoshop.

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Lead Level Artist

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Job Summary

Lead a team of World Builders and Level Artists to create stylized, high-quality level art and immersive environments for a AAA game. Partner with Art Leads and collaborate with Design and Narrative Leads to ensure artistic consistency, design modular architecture systems, and deliver credible schedules. Mentor career growth, manage asset lists and day-to-day workflow, and provide empathetic, objective feedback across interdisciplinary teams using tools like UE5, Maya, ZBrush, Substance, and Photoshop.
Location: Montreal, California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of World Builders and Level Artists.
  • •Partner with Art Directors and other Leads to maintain artistic consistency across the project.
  • •Collaborate with Design and Narrative Leads to build immersive, believable environments.
  • •Design and improve modular architecture systems for game levels.
  • •Coordinate daily workflow, provide objective feedback, and support interdisciplinary communication to facilitate efficient world building.

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of internal game development experience focused on environmental art or level architecture.
  • •At least 2 shipped titles (UE5/UE4 preferred), including one in a leadership capacity.
  • •Experience leading other artists, including mentoring, goal-setting, and performance management.
  • •Ability to communicate and collaborate across multiple disciplines and locations clearly and effectively.
  • •Proficiency with industry-standard tools and editors, including 3D Studio Max/Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Photoshop, and UE5 preferred.
Experience:7+ yearsAAA gamesGame development
Skills:MentoringCollaborationCommunicationLeadershipOwnership
Languages:FrenchEnglish
Tech Stack:Unreal Engine 5Unreal Engine 43D Studio MaxMayaZBrushSubstancePhotoshopAsset management tools

Company Brief

2K
2K is a video game publisher and developer known for sports, action, and strategy franchises such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. It operates as a major label within Take-Two Interactive.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Novato, United States
Founded: 2005
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