Lead Character Artist

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • Concept Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Larian Studios seeks a Lead Character Artist to contribute to upcoming projects. Responsibilities include close collaboration with the Art Director, Concept Artists, and Animation teams to ensure character alignment with artistic and gameplay needs. The role involves leading and mentoring a large team of character artists, providing feedback, and creating high-quality 3D character models. Additional responsibilities include organizing team meetings, sharing best practices, refining character art pipelines, and implementing new technologies. Candidates should possess 3+ years of leadership experience in a similar role, strong artistic fundamentals, and excellent communication skills.
Must have:
  • 3+ years leadership experience
  • Strong artistic fundamentals
  • Shipped game title experience
  • Excellent communication skills
  • High-quality 3D model creation

Job Details

With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Lead Character Artist to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.

Responsibilities

    • Work closely with the Art Director, Concept Artists, and Animation teams to ensure characters fit the artistic and gameplay needs.
    • Lead and mentor a big team of character artists, helping them improve their skills and workflows.
    • Provide paint-overs, feedback, and detailed critiques to maintain consistency and quality.
    • Create high-quality 3D character models, from high-poly sculpts to in-game assets.
    • Organize team meetings, share best practices, and create learning opportunities.
    • Define and refine character art pipelines to maximize efficiency and maintain industry-leading quality.
    • Research and implement new tools, workflows, and technologies

Requirements

    • 3+ years in a similar leadership role
    • Strong artistic fundamentals (anatomy, form, texture, material rendering).
    • Previous leadership experience on shipped game titles.
    • Excellent leadership and communication skills.
    • Ability to balance creative vision with technical limitations.

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About The Company

In 1996, in a small office in Ghent, Belgium, Larian Studios was born. Since then, our passion to create a world class video games has driven the Divinity series - six games that straddle multiple genres and defy expectations. Our first crowdfunded success, Divinity: Original Sin, won over 150 awards and nominations, and the recently-released sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 launched with a 93 Metacritic rating, as well as over 160 awards (Including the Bafta for Best Multiplayer Game) and counting! Thanks to the success of these two games, our family has grown to over 400 people around the world, working in our Ghent, Quebec, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Guildford and Barcelona studios. Our latest title Baldur's Gate 3 released in 2023 to critical acclaim and is now listed among Metacritic's Must-Play games.

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