Studio: Psyop
Job Opening: Design Lead
Location: Remote – US
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Involved in the entire design process, from ideation through execution to final output
- Create rough sketches, fully rendered environment paintings, detailed final props and architecture callouts, material sheets, model turns, color scripts, and mood paintings
- Collaborate closely with CG Lead and Creative Directors to provide design direction via designs, mockups, paintovers, documentation, etc. throughout 2D and 3D productions
- Collaborate effectively with team members to continually share ideas, input, and criticisms on ongoing projects
- Create design decks for pitch and pre-production initiatives
- Oversee other designers in best practices
- Interface with clients to solve problems and offer improvements
- Actively improve skills and abilities by keeping up to date on industry trends and techniques, evaluating competitor products, learning new software packages, and improving traditional art methods
- Contribute to the ongoing development of a 2D pipeline for the design and pre-production of art assets for the pitch phase of jobs and for the production phase of jobs
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience working in 2D and 3D software programs with the ability to design in 3D
- Experience working with various design styles from illustrative, photo-real to highly stylized
- Ability to lead teams and be a mentor
- Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator required
- Experience in After Effects is a bonus
- Ability to think conceptually and problem-solve on a creative level
- Proficient in various design styles from illustrative, photo-real to highly stylized
- Strong design and illustration aesthetic
- Self-motivated and excellent time management
- We are looking for team players with a can-do attitude
- Must be able to work well within a team environment and take direction
