Ubisoft Entertainment

Characters Team Lead [For Honor]

Ubisoft Entertainment

Montreal

Offre publiée le 2025-05-13

Ubisoft Entertainment
Postuler

As a Characters Team Lead at Ubi MTL, you'll guide the creation of the characters players will interact and connect with. You’ll oversee and support a talented team of character modellers in transforming concept designs into the defining people, creatures, and animals that live within our worlds.

You’re a well-rounded team ambassador : an expert communicator, collaboration encourager, and a skilled artist. You understand the character creation process along with its (at times, many) technical and artistic constraints. You’re able to coach your team, find solutions to setbacks, and deliver feedback with confidence.

What you’ll do

  • Collaborate with other art leads and the art director to discuss and develop the game vision .
  • Coordinate and motivate character modellers as they develop and polish their character art throughout the 3D pipeline.
  • Organize and run regular team meetings to assign tasks, establish priorities, and discuss progress.
  • Balance artistic aspects with technical constraints , maintaining quality and performance standards (poly count, memory, etc.).
  • Review integrated work to ensure alignment with the artistic direction and good animation potential.
  • Provide mentorship and constructive feedback to develop a consistent, high-quality visual style.
  • Stay current on industry best practices .
  • Participate in recruitment to build and grow your character modelling team.

Qualifications

What you bring

  • Experience in modelling, texturing, and leadership.
  • Knowledge of 2D art tools (e.g., Photoshop) and 3D software (3DS Max, Maya, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, ZBrush).
  • Solid understanding of topology, materials, textures, proportion, anatomy, animation, and game limitations.
  • Excellent mentorship, communication, organization, time management, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  • Flexibility and resourcefulness.
  • A collaborative, creative, and empathetic spirit.
  • Knowledge of project management software (e.g., Jira), 3D scanning, and optimization techniques is a plus.

    • What to send us

  • Your CV highlighting your education, experience, skills, and any shipped games.
  • A portfolio of your best 3D work (images or links to your online portfolio).

    • Additional Information

    About Us

    Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members across more than 30 countries are committed to enriching players’ lives with memorable gaming experiences. Our franchises include Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and more.

    Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and perspectives, fostering inclusive environments where both players and teams can thrive.

    Joining Ubi MTL means working in a collaborative space with career growth, learning opportunities, and benefits focused on well-being.

    If you’re excited about solving challenges with cutting-edge tech and pushing entertainment boundaries, join us to create the unknown.

    At Ubisoft, diversity is embraced. We are committed to an inclusive, respectful workplace.

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