3D Character Art Lead - Crusader Kings 3

Are you a creative and dedicated games artist with experience in leading teams? Are you interested in being a part of Paradox Development Studio and taking the Art of Crusader Kings 3 to the next level? Then you may be the one we’re looking for!
About the role
As 3D Character Art Lead your primary responsibility will be to guide the character artists on our projects, in order to maintain the vision and quality set by the Art Director (with your input) during pre-production. You will work closely with the Project leadership team, 3D Character artists, and other project disciplines to ensure smooth communications with the Art team as well as being the main contact for our outsourcing partners. We believe you are knowledgeable of current and future 3D industry trends and you will develop and establish best practices for the team.
You will be working with the Producer and the Art Manager to assist in project planning and ensure a smooth transition through the various project phases, as well as providing rationale and thought-out time estimates for art assets production. We have dedicated Art Managers, so you won’t have personnel responsibility, but you will have continuous one-on-ones with project team members to keep up to date on developments, enable growth for the team members, and make sure the projects have a good peer-to-peer review environment. You will also be the main responsible in cooperation with the production team to communicate, plan, brief, follow up and feedback for assets and artworks we outsource from our 3rd party partners.
Requirements
6+ years of experience in games industry as a 3D Character Artist/Lead Artist/Outsourcing Artist with demonstrated ability in character art and 3D in general
In-depth understanding of the art production process, from concept to final in game assets
Ability to create, adapt, and iterate, within a variety of artistic styles.
Articulate in contextualizing decisions, communicating ideas and giving and receiving feedback in English
Knowledge of technical constraints, optimization and implementation

Nice to haves
Experience as an Art Lead
Experience with art outsourcing and working with external partners
Experience in scripting

The right candidate is passionate about maintaining historical accuracy, which is very central to many of our IPs. At Paradox we take pride in providing opportunities for our artists to work on varying projects and titles, and to develop and learn new skills. Therefore we also actively look for people who are interested in expanding their talents. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced open work-environment, you’re going to like it here.


This position is based in the Stockholm office with weekly, optional, "Work from home" days.