Environment Director - Malaysia - Michael Page

Description

• Join a multinational company with exposure to global scale
• Be part of an agile and flexible team where you are empowered with opportunities

About Our Client

Part of a worldwide Studio focused on high end visual production for the most important game Franchises. We share a unified passion for creating amazing experiences and industry leading visuals. We are adventurous and creative. We are courageous and we take chances. We seek pioneers who cut new paths and conquer challenges with fierce determination.

Job Description

• Understand the style and quality bar for the engaging project and be accountable for the quality and efficiency of the art delivery.
• Build art connections with game team partners and collaborate to align art expectations, work distribution, status tracking, and problem-solving.
• Help the project manager schedule the production plan.
• Collaborate between the technical team and art team for support and development.
• Provide benchmarks, guidance, and support for the local environment art team to meet the quality expectations.
• Grow the local environment art team and collaborate with the TA team as the hiring manager, screening, interviewing, and onboarding new team members based on business plan.
• Work as a craft leader to strengthen the local art team's capabilities and expertise. Plan, organize, and introduce training that fits the team.
• Collaborate with leaders to align on project intake, team growth, technical solutions, and collaborate with environment director to align on domain strategy.
• Work as a people manager to support career growth and provide mentorship for the team members. Provide performance assessments for the environment artists.

The Successful Applicant

• Able to comprehend the existing game style and direction and translate that into production plans.
• Able to hold discussions on art style and quality with partners and team members.
• Able to provide to-the-point feedback and elaborate on why.
• Able to review from different perspectives, including visual language, storytelling, construction history, fidelity, technical requirements, and more. Comfortable communicating with art vocabulary.
• Have good environment crafting skills and can create believable environment content for various subject matters (e.g., buildings, props, hard surfaces, organic, vegetation, level composition).
• Familiar with 3A environment art production and understands the common expectations and limitations for the mainstream production pipeline. Understands PBR processes, shaders, physics, optimization, and has adequate game engine experience.
• A proactive and effective communicator with a precise and concise communication style. Understands how to collaborate with other domains, such as DD, Tech, etc.
• Showcases strong leadership and ownership and can support, mentor, inspire, and assess performance for the team.
• Team leader and people manager experience is preferred.
• Can use either English or Chinese as the working language, with both being preferred.

What's on Offer

• Build art connections with game team partners and collaborate to align art expectations, work distribution, status tracking, and problem-solving.
• Help the project manager schedule the production plan.

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know .

MYR8,000 - MYR15,000 per month (MYR96,000 - MYR180,000 per year)