Art Lead – 3D Generalist

Game District is seeking a talented and experienced Art Lead – 3D Generalist to join their Lahore-based team. This full-time, on-site role involves leading the visual development of mobile games, combining hands-on 3D art skills with strong leadership to ensure high-quality, visually engaging, and commercially competitive game assets. The ideal candidate will oversee the entire 3D art pipeline, mentor artists, collaborate closely with game designers and developers, and transform creative concepts into polished, optimized, game-ready assets tailored for mobile platforms.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and direct the art vision for mobile game projects from initial concept through to production.
- Define and uphold the overall visual style, quality standards, and artistic consistency across multiple projects.
- Create and supervise the production of high-quality 3D characters, environments, props, and game-ready models.
- Manage the complete 3D production pipeline, including modeling, sculpting, texturing, UV mapping, lighting, materials and shaders, basic rigging and animation, rendering, and asset optimization.
- Review and provide clear, constructive feedback on artwork produced by the team to maintain quality.
- Mentor and support 3D artists to enhance their technical skills and artistic development.
- Assign, prioritize, and track art tasks to ensure adherence to quality standards and deadlines.
- Collaborate closely with game designers, developers, animators, UI/UX artists, producers, and product teams to align visual assets with gameplay requirements.
- Translate concepts, references, and gameplay needs into engaging visual experiences optimized for mobile platforms.
- Establish and refine art workflows, pipelines, naming conventions, and production standards.
- Identify artistic or technical risks early and propose effective solutions.
- Participate actively in brainstorming sessions, contributing ideas for characters, environments, themes, gameplay presentation, and visual effects.
- Stay current with mobile gaming trends, art styles, competitor games, tools, and production techniques.
- Support multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining visual consistency and quality.

Required Qualifications

- 5 to 8 years of professional experience in 3D art, game art, or related creative production roles.
- Minimum of 2 years in a Senior 3D Artist, Lead Artist, or Art Lead position.
- Proven background in the gaming industry, preferably with mobile game development.
- Experience working on games released on platforms such as the App Store or Google Play.
- Hands-on expertise creating characters, environments, props, and other game-ready 3D assets from concept to final implementation.
- Familiarity with Unity-based production pipelines and collaboration with developers and designers.
- Strong skills in optimizing 3D assets for mobile devices, including polygon budgets, texture sizes, materials, draw calls, LODs, and overall performance.
- Experience establishing or improving art pipelines, workflows, quality standards, and asset production processes.
- Demonstrated ability to provide art direction, reviews, feedback, and mentorship to junior and mid-level artists.
- Versatility in working across various art styles such as stylized, casual, hyper-casual, realistic, or semi-realistic mobile game art.
- Proven track record of owning the visual direction of a game or project from pre-production through launch.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Experience working on successful or high-performing mobile games.
- Background in managing or mentoring a team of 3D artists.
- Knowledge of animation, rigging, VFX, shaders, and technical art workflows.
- Awareness of current mobile gaming market trends and top-performing titles.
- Experience in fast-paced, agile game production environments.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted art tools and modern content creation workflows is a plus.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams.

This role offers the opportunity to lead creative efforts in a dynamic gaming environment, contributing to exciting mobile projects while fostering artistic growth within the team.