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Principal Artist - Generalist
Posted:
about 2 months
Art and Animation
Full-Time
Lead / Principal
$125,000 - $175,000 USD
REMOTE US
We’re looking for a Principal Artist to help establish the company’s visual identity, create assets, and ship exciting experiences to players.
At 2weeks we’re a small team making games for the open web—we build fast, ship early, and work in public. Each of our developers wear lots of different hats!
We’re looking for a Principal Artist to help establish the company’s visual identity, create assets, and ship exciting experiences to players. In this role, you’ll drive development of art workflow, systems, tools, and content across a wide range of game launches and live updates. This is a 3D generalist role across a variety of art skillsets including game-ready 3D assets, animation, VFX and more.
This role is a part of creative leadership at the studio and collaborates across all disciplines—reporting to and supported by the studio CCO. Help us build our studio from the ground up!
Core responsibilities & objectives
- Collaborate with creative leadership to develop games from concept to completion.
- Work closely with studio leadership to develop and scope planning to ensure reasonable development timeframes and work/life balance.
- Establish and iterate on workflow and pipeline for creation of game assets.
- Create and implement assets needed for a variety of 2D/3D games—modeling, texturing, rigging/animation, VFX.
- Direct asset creation by external contractors.
- Model joyful collaboration, open communication, and a respectful, inclusive work culture.
Core traits (skills, knowledge, experience)
- Game development experience in an art implementation role (4+ years).
- Deep understanding of art specializations and the challenges that they encompass.
- Skilled in relevant DCC software—Blender, Maya, Photoshop, Substance, etc.
- Empathetic and supportive collaboration across many disciplines and experience levels.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines.
Bonus (nice to have but not required)
- Experience with PBR & materials.
- Experience creating and iterating on shaders.
- Experience with scripting languages like Lua or Python.
- Prior experience developing early access games; pre and post launch.
- Experience working on small indie teams through a full production cycle.
- Experience developing games that have shipped on the web or mobile.
- Design experience or comfort engaging w/design work. Everyone at 2weeks has the opportunity to propose games and is expected to jump into design discussions to help iterate and improve our games.
Benefits
- Remote work—bring your dog (or cat, or kids) to work every day, because you work wherever you want.
- Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Unlimited PTO.
- At least one studio day off every month (US holidays supplemented by studio holidays).
How to apply
Send us your resume/CV and additional relevant materials (portfolio, ArtStation links, etc)
If you don’t perfectly meet all of the qualifications, but you're convinced you can do this job, WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU, PLEASE APPLY.
This is a remote role that is open to applications from the United States.
Pay transparency information
The expected annual base pay range for this position is $125,000 - $175,000 USD. In addition to base pay, qualified employees may be eligible to participate in our Stock Incentive Plan.
About 2weeks
2weeks was founded in 2024 by Brandon Dillon and Richard Foge to create games on the open web for you and your friends. At 2weeks, we embrace rapid prototyping, experimentation, and working in public as our core development pillars.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: 2weeks does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party.
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About 2weeks
Welcome to 2weeks, our new game studio! We’re a team of seasoned games industry veterans with a track record of leading prototyping and development at amazing companies like ArenaNet, Double Fine, Oculus, Santa Monica Studios, and Undead Labs.
At 2weeks, we embrace rapid prototyping, experimentation, and working in public as our core development pillars. Our aim is to create small, experimental prototypes at lightning speed and deliver them straight to you on the open web. This rapid development pace means you can look forward to a steady stream of exciting new games to try with your friends.
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