Lead Artist (Procedural) / Chef.fe d’équipe Artiste (Procédural)

NBC Universal
Montreal
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Hospitality & Food ServiceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Collaboration","Communication","Mentorship","Problem-solving"]

Lead the creation of procedurally generated game assets—vegetation, organic content, and architectural facade kits—to build consistent, high-fidelity large-scale urban environments. Oversee a procedural art team, design and maintain scalable asset pipelines, and ensure procedural systems translate artistic direction into production-ready workflows. Partner closely with Tech Art, Houdini specialists, Environment, and Production teams to optimize efficiency and quality across high-end and mobile platforms.

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NBC Universal
NBC Universal
1 month ago

Lead Artist (Procedural) / Chef.fe d’équipe Artiste (Procédural)

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Job Summary

Lead the creation of procedurally generated game assets—vegetation, organic content, and architectural facade kits—to build consistent, high-fidelity large-scale urban environments. Oversee a procedural art team, design and maintain scalable asset pipelines, and ensure procedural systems translate artistic direction into production-ready workflows. Partner closely with Tech Art, Houdini specialists, Environment, and Production teams to optimize efficiency and quality across high-end and mobile platforms.
Location: Montreal
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hospitality & Food Service
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Translate artistic direction into scalable asset creation for procedural systems supporting natural environment and building generation.
  • •Lead development of building facades and vegetation assets powering procedural world-building workflows.
  • •Lead and manage the procedural art team, providing mentorship, feedback, and direction.
  • •Design and maintain scalable, consistent asset content pipelines.
  • •Collaborate with Houdini, Tech Art, Environment, and Production teams to bridge artistic vision with procedural pipeline implementation.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience in AAA game development focused on procedural asset content creation or environment systems.
  • •Experience leading and managing a team of artists or technical artists.
  • •Contributed to at least one shipped AAA title.
  • •Strong expertise in procedural workflows, systems design, and content scalability.
  • •Experience with tools such as Houdini or similar procedural systems.
Experience:7+ yearsAAA game developmentOpen-world productions
Skills:LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationMentorshipProblem-solving
Languages:EnglishFrench
Tech Stack:HoudiniUnreal Engine

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

NBC Universal
NBCUniversal is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, news, sports and streaming content, and operating theme parks and consumer experiences across a portfolio of well-known brands including NBC, Universal Pictures and Peacock.
Industry: Film & Television
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2004
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