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Current Openings
+ Jr. Production Coordinator (Full time, Onsite, 0-1 Years Exp.)
We are looking for an organized and proactive Production Coordinator to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a key role in managing the day-to-day operations of our production pipeline, ensuring projects run smoothly and on schedule. This role involves close collaboration with artists, clients, and the production team to maintain clear communication, track progress, and meet delivery expectations. If you are detail-oriented, a strong communicator, and thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment, we’d love to have you on board to help drive the success of our game art and photogrammetry projects.
Responsibilities
- Project Tracking & Coordination: Assist in tracking ongoing projects and ensuring that all production tasks are on schedule.
- TeamSupport: Coordinate with artists, ensuring they have all the necessary resourcesand tools to complete their tasks efficiently.
- Scheduling: Help maintain and update production schedules, deadlines, and milestones across various projects.
- Client Communication: Work closely with the production manager to handlecommunication between the team and clients, addressing feedback and ensuring eliverables meet client expectations.
- Documentation: Keep records of project progress, team workload, and deliverables.Maintain project files and documentation in an organized manner.
- Excel Management: Use Excel to track tasks, deadlines, and project statuses, including creating simple reports and summaries.
- TeamCoordination: Foster positive relationships within the team and act as a bridge between departments, ensuring smooth communication.
- Problem Solving: Proactively identify bottlenecks and assist the production manager in finding solutions to keep projects running smoothly.
Qualifications
- Must have a good command of the English language (both oral and written).
- Strong Communication Skills: Ability to clearly convey information to the team and clients, ensuring everyone is on the same page.
- Organized & Detail-Oriented: Capable of handling multiple tasks and tracking details across several projects.
- Excel Proficiency: Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel for task tracking,reporting, and analysis.
- People Skills: Friendly, approachable, and capable of managing team dynamics and fostering a collaborative working environment.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to think critically and assist in resolving production challenges efficiently.
- Technologically proficient: Familiarity with project management tools (like Jira,Zoho,Asana) is a plus.
- Adaptability: Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Preferred but not a compulsory
- Familiarity with the game art production pipeline (modeling, texturing, photogrammetry).
- Basic knowledge of project management methodologies or tools.
- Interest in gaming, VFX or art in general.
Why Join Us?
You will work under the guidance of our Production Manager, who will provide hands-on training to ensure you are well-equipped to handle the day-to-day production coordination.
Pod 8 offers a unique opportunity to be part of a creative, innovative team that is shaping the future of real-time productions. We value creativity, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence. As a Jr. Production Coordinator with us, you will have the chance to work with an experienced team and contribute towards the success and growth of the Studio.
+ Art Lead (Full time, On-Site)
We are seeking a Lead Artist to guide and inspire our team of skilled 3D Artists in producing compelling worlds and assets of AAA quality. This role carries significant responsibility and offers the chance to significantly influence the development of a strong team. Your artistic, technical, and managerial skills are crucial in this position.
As the Lead Artist, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, monitoring, and evaluating the team's work to ensure that production goals are met in terms of both time and quality. This role demands proactive problem-solving and solution-finding at both the team and production levels to deliver an exceptional visual experience for the
project.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the artistic team in crafting AAA quality environments and assets.
- Define and implement art standards/systems, ensuring consistency in all creative materials.
- Collaborate closely with production to align schedules and plans with business and project requirements.
- Engage in project scheduling, maintaining foresight in planning.
- Ensure effective communication within the team, aligning members with project objectives.
- Provide regular, clear, and constructive reviews and feedback on the team's work.
- Foster creativity and participation from all team members.
- Ensure efficient collaboration between team members and other dependent teams.
- Maintain strong working relationships with direct manager, producers, leads, directors, and other teams to enhance project quality.
- Set high standards for the project, pushing for excellent results from both self and team members.
- Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of work methods and pipelines.
- Share expertise and recommend best practices in your specialty area.
- Ensure that produced and integrated assets align with the artistic vision of the game and meet quality standards.
- Guide, mentor, and develop the team
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of industry experience.
- Proven track record in the entertainment and/or video game industry.
- Demonstrated ability in team leadership and management.
- Strong artistic expertise in both stylized and photo-realistic art styles.
- Profound knowledge of 3D software (3DS Max, Zbrush, etc.).
- Good understanding of game engines.
- Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented attitude.
- Problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to drive change and inspire innovative ideas.
+ 3D Artist (Full time, On-Site)
We are looking for a talented 3D artist to join our team. The ideal candidate should have atleast 1 year of experience and must have worked with scan data and realistic 3D asset creation for either movies or games.
- Overview
You will be responsible for creating optimized 3D assets for movies and games from scan data. You must possess the ability to recreate realistic details in both modeling/sculpting and texturing, with a keen eye for detail and a strong understanding of the PBR workflow.
- Responsibilities
- Work closely with art directors and team leads to create high-quality, realistic 3D assets for use in VFX and real time production pipeline(s).
- Collaborate with team leads and production managers to ensure that assets meet project timelines and quality standards.
- Be process oriented and ensure that all assets are technically sound and meet all the project quality requirements.
- Be proactive and contribute towards enhancing existing workflows and processes thereby increasing efficiency and quality of work.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and developments.
- Qualifications
- At least 1 year of experience at a renowned studio and must have worked with scan data and realistic 3D asset creation for either movies or games.
- Good to have an understanding of Photogrammetry workflow. Working knowledge of Reality Capture will be a plus.
- Strong understanding of PBR workflow with strong proficiency in Zbrush, Maya and Substance Painter.
- Strong technical skills, including understanding of topology, optimization, texture maps and file formats.
- Ability to problem solve and troubleshoot issues.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.