Art Lead

Voldex is a leading gaming company focused on Roblox, the most exciting ecosystem in gaming today. We are home to several of Roblox's top games, including Brookhaven, Driving Empire, and NFL Universe Football. With over 145 million monthly active players across our games, we are the #1 Roblox developer by audience size. Founded in 2015, we have since grown to 70 full-time remote team members across the globe.

Our strategy is to acquire and sustainably grow games on Roblox. Our acquisition strategy is backed with significant capital from firms including The Raine Group, Makers Fund, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), QIA, Dune Ventures, and MIT.

Our top games include:

• Brookhaven, #1 Roleplay game on Roblox and the most popular game on the Roblox platform
• Driving Empire, the #1 driving game on Roblox where we've brought real cars into the game in partnership with automakers
• NFL Universe Football, the #1 American football game and top grossing sports game on Roblox.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute a consistent allocation of time to building out 3D art assets for the game
• Address artistic challenges, manage art-team workloads, and ensure art assets are delivered on time, efficiently, and within the technical performance budget.
• Lead, manage, and mentor a small team of artists, providing clear direction, constructive feedback, and fostering a positive, creative work environment.
• Lead game's style and art direction
• Supervise both 2D, 3D, and render artists.
• Develop and maintain art-production pipelines, processes, and documentation to ensure efficient asset creation and implementation.
• Review and provide feedback on the team's work, ensuring assets meet quality standards and align with the artistic vision and technical requirements of the project.

Requirements:

• A deep understanding of asset performance metrics and methodologies on the Roblox platform.
• High proficiency in Roblox Studio and substantial experience on the Roblox platform.
• 1-3 years of experience working in a professional studio environment or a mixture of Roblox creator experience that demonstrates equivalent expertise and leadership.
• Highly organized and process oriented, needs to be able to think in scale and systems to help level up the Art team.

Nice to Have:

• Experience creating art assets under performance constraints while maintaining a clear, visually appealing style.
• Experience collaborating with game designers and product teams to understand art request details and flag risks or needs for additional information.
• Proven ability to own a game's art direction and mentor a team of artists toward a consistent execution of that style or direction.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and mentor a diverse team of artists.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as , Asana, JIRA, or similar applications.
• Familiar with or a fan of American Football.

Tech Stack:
While experience with the following tech stack is NOT expected or necessary for candidates, please see below Voldex's tech stack in case you are interested:

• Roblox Studio
• Photoshop/gimp/Substance Painter
• Maya
• Blender

Location:

• Remote
• Travel - 2 to 3x / year (onboarding, RDC + possible team meet-ups)
• Time Zone - must be willing to work EST/PST hours
• Ideal Hiring Regions: Canada, UK, LATAM

Voldex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status
Permanent Voldex employees enjoy the following benefits:
Competitive compensation - above-market salary + profit sharing + stock options

Retirement benefits - company contribution to your retirement plan (401k, RRSP, Pension), depending on country

Medical, dental, and vision benefits - depending on the country, there may be additional benefits (Life, ADD, etc…)

Flexible PTO - vacations + Federal / Bank Holidays

Remote First - we have always been remote and will remain that way including work from home/anywhere

In-person get-togethers, virtual company-wide game events, Robux allowances, and so much more

Professional Development - Reimburse the costs of courses, materials, and anything to help further their training and growth

Work with awesome people and impact millions of daily players

Want to learn more about Voldex? Read about us here:

• Voldex Acquires Brookhaven, most visited game on Roblox
• Driving Empire & Nascar: Brand Partnership
• Voldex & NFL: Brand Partnership
• Our partners at Andreessen Horowitz share why they've invested in Voldex