or apply directly on Cloud Chamber's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 days Cloud Chamber's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 9% of Cloud Chamber's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Cloud Chamber
- high 12 stale, 0 reposted of 22 open
- Hiring momentum
- 25 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Cloud Chamber's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Cloud Chamber.
About this role
As a Lead Character Artist at Cloud Chamber, you will oversee a team of character artists, ensuring high visual quality and adherence to project goals for character development in the BioShock franchise. Your responsibilities include setting artistic standards in Unreal Engine, managing workflows, and collaborating with various teams to create stylized character assets. You'll also mentor team members and contribute to material pipelines and custom tools.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Cloud Chamber as an employer.
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
- Exceptional background in traditional art with an expert understanding of human anatomy, composition, proportion, volume, light, and color
What you get
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
- 14 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days)
- Eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program
- Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
- Paid parental and compassionate leave
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond the #LI-Remote tag
- The pay range is provided but may vary based on individual factors
- Proficiency in both French and English is required for candidates located in Quebec
- The role involves managing external development partners, which may add complexity to the position
Summarised from Cloud Chamber's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Cloud Chamber on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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