Company Description
Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams spread across the four corners of the world who create original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed to Rainbow Six, including Just Dance and many more. We believe that diversity of perspectives advances both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the limits of entertainment, join our adventure and help us create the unknown!
Job Description
As a Team Lead in 3D Environment Art at Ubisoft Montréal, you will manage the modeling and texturing team and ensure delivery of the environment assets required for the production of Rainbow Six Siege maps. You will be responsible for the quality, progress, and predictability of the team's work.
What you will do
- Manage and support the modeling and texturing team, and take part in recruiting, onboarding, and retaining artists
- Hold one-on-one meetings, coaching sessions, and performance reviews, and identify artists' development opportunities
- Plan and distribute the workload according to team capacity, priorities, and delivery commitments
- Track tasks, bugs, and progress in Jira, keep the task list up to date, and inform the relevant teams of delivery status and risks
- Establish and track production plans for visual assets and textures with the level art lead, according to map needs
- Support artists to ensure models and textures meet the project's artistic, technical, and production requirements
- Review models and textures, provide constructive feedback, and verify their visual consistency, optimization, and integration
- Supervise modeling, texture creation, and final touch-ups through delivery, in line with schedules and technical constraints
- Coordinate work with the level art, art direction, production, and technical teams to address needs, dependencies, and production challenges
- Improve work and production methods by promoting knowledge sharing, asset reuse, and solving problems related to the production pipeline
Qualifications
What you bring to the team
- Experience in environment art for video games, particularly in modeling, texture creation, or production of visual assets
- Experience in managing, mentoring, or coordinating artists in video game development
- Involvement in producing a commercially released game or equivalent production experience
- Knowledge of video game production pipelines and content creation methods
- Ability to organize work and set priorities while supporting team development
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving skills and experience with tracking or collaboration tools such as Jira, Perforce, or equivalent tools
- Experience on a large-budget live game and knowledge of Rainbow Six Siege are considered assets
What to send us
- Your resume highlighting your relevant skills and experience
- Examples of environment models, textures, or relevant projects