Language
EN: fluent
JP: fluent
Employment Type
Full time
Job Description
PLAY, GROW and WIN
To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator.
At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004.
Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.
At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.
About The Position
Virtuos is looking for a natural leader who is sure-fire with their directive, surefooted at fire-fighting, and incessant with preaching best practices on the job. Their directorship always ends with their team delivering tour de force results, making the client satisfied beyond expectation, and making the Artists feel proud of their own work.
They are a firm believer in leading from the front, challenging the wrong for the right, and seeing through a good cause no matter the hardship. An amicable personality that clicks with everyone of every discipline to become another valuable linchpin to our solid foundational structure.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team or teams of Junior and Senior Artists of various ranks on a wide spectrum of projects including AAA, VR/AR, Mobile titles.
- Manage communication with the team and clients on artistic and technical matters.
- Establish and or improve Art production pipeline in coordination with other disciplines and clients.
- Eagle eye QC at ensuring deliverables are of expectant artistic and technical standards.
- Effective writer and speaker at briefing, critiquing, discussion, reportage and problem solving.
- Instilling best practices in the team through mentoring and experience sharing.
- Advocating game-developer mind-set in the team beyond mastery of artistic and technical subjects.
- Fostering positivity and team spirit for building up a strongly bound and cohesive team.
- Identifying and nurturing new or sprouting talents, participating in recruitment and planning for expansion and personnel career growth.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Arts, Graphic Design or related major preferred but outstanding portfolios and a proven industry record will also be considered.
- Excellent experience in one or more mainstream 3D packages (Maya, 3Ds Max, Photoshop, Zbrush, Substance Painter/Designer, etc.) and well versed in creating and optimizing art pipelines.
- Strong aptitude in multiple traditional artistic disciplines to complement directorial credibility.
- Highly organized individual with experience in managing teams of creative minds and effective at collaborating with other disciplines.
- Passionate about game development and exercises game sensibility when making artistic decisions.
- Persuasive leadership at enforcing directive and in steering the team to achieving expectant standards.
- In sync with current demands and with the foresight into future trends and emerging technologies.
- At least 10 years’ experience with various game styles including AAA titles across major platforms and a proven project completion record.
- At least 4 years’ experience as a Senior Artist, Lead Artist or Art Team Leader and a proven record of supervising a team to greater competency and efficiency.
- Proven track record with Japanese developers/publishers and extensive knowledge of the Japanese market is required.
- Japanese/English professional proficiency required.
About the Company
Virtuos Tokyo was launched in 2023, 14 years after we first set foot in Japan, to strengthen our partnerships with Japanese game companies. Our key clients include Square Enix, whom we’ve worked with on titles such as Final Fantasy X/X-2, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age and, NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition. We are excited to bring creative and technical game services, as well as global perspectives on game creation to our Japanese partners, and help take their games and businesses worldwide.