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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 days 2K's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 5% of 2K's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at 2K
- high 73 stale, 5 reposted of 123 open
- Hiring momentum
- 179 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Lead Character Artist at Cloud Chamber, you will oversee a team of character artists, setting artistic standards and workflows while collaborating with various departments to create stylized character assets for the BioShock project. Your role includes mentoring team members, managing asset schedules with external partners, and contributing to material pipelines and custom tools. You will ensure that character specifications align with project goals and maintain high-quality standards throughout the development process.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 10+ years of professional experience in the video game industry
- 2 or more shipped titles as a character artist (preferably on a first-person title)
- Proven success managing, guiding, and mentoring a team of character artists
- Expert proficiency in 3D creation tools including 3ds Max, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, and Unreal Engine
- Mastery of the PBR pipeline for texture creation, including baking tools, Substance Painter, and Photoshop
- Exceptional background in traditional art with an expert understanding of human anatomy, composition, proportion, volume, light, and color
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Position requires bilingual proficiency in French and English, which may limit applicants
- Focus on collaboration and high standards may indicate a demanding work environment
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Listed by 2K on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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