Paradox Interactive is now looking for an Art Lead for its new Grand Strategy studio being started up in Barcelona, Spain. Are you a driven Artist and a passionate game developer that wants to work in a small studio and build great grand strategy games for a passionate fanbase?
About the Studio
The new Paradox Barcelona studio is the latest addition to the Paradox studio family; building on our experience of building Paradox Development Studio and developing great Grand Strategy games. In the future, the studio will be the custodian and developer of the Europa Universalis brand, the game that started it all twenty years ago.
At the Paradox Barcelona studio we work in a small, gameplay focused team, where everyone is part of crafting the player experience and has an input on the design of the game. We believe that game development should be fun and strive for a relaxed, stress-free atmosphere. Being a small studio built from the ground up, we expect everyone to contribute to the development of the studio and its culture; as one of the original members, you will have a significant impact on what the studio grows up to become.
About the role
As Lead Artist your primary responsibility will be to guide the artists on a project in order to maintain the vision and quality set by the Art Director (with your input) during pre-production. You will work closely with the Project leadership team, Game Design, UX, Marketing, and other project disciplines to ensure smooth communications with the Paradox Art team.
You will be working with the Art Producers to assist in project planning and ensuring smooth transition through the various project phases, as well as providing rationale and thought-out time estimates for art assets production. We work in a matrix organization, so you won’t have personnel responsibility, but you will have continuous one-on-ones with project team members to keep up to date on developments, and making sure the projects have a good peer-to-peer review environment.
Requirements
- Around 5 years or more experience in the games industry as an Art Director, Lead Artist or in a similar management position,but most importantly, in-depth understanding of the art production process, from concept to final in game assets.
- Ability to create, adapt, and iterate, within a variety of artistic styles.
- Articulate in contextualizing decisions, communicating ideas and giving and receiving feedback in English.
- Demonstrated ability in both 2D and 3D
- Knowledge of technical constraints, optimization and implementation
The right candidate is passionate about Paradox grand-strategy games and about maintaining historical accuracy, which is very central to many of our IPs. At Paradox we take pride in providing opportunities for our artists to work on varying projects and titles, and to develop and learn new skills. Therefore we also actively look for people who are interested in expanding their talents. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced open work-environment, you’re going to like it here.
Some of our benefits include:
- Game access
- Parental care allowance
- Healthcare allowance
- 30 days vacation
- Pension savings
- Flexible work hours
If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.
At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
