Lead Artist Generalist – Contract

Responsibilities

• Maintain the overall visual direction, style, and quality across 2D and 3D projects.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a cross-disciplinary art team (concept, character, environment, props, lighting, FX, and UI).
• Create high-quality benchmark assets that demonstrate both artistic and technical excellence.
• Oversee asset production from concept to in-engine implementation in both Unity and Unreal Engine.
• Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and production to ensure visual targets align with gameplay, performance, and delivery schedules.
• Review internal and outsourced work, providing clear, actionable feedback to maintain consistency and quality.
• Support project planning by accurately scoping art deliverables, identifying risks, and advising on staffing and pipeline needs.
• Help establish scalable art standards and documentation to support future art and codev projects and partner integrati...