Qureos Mentor

Eleventh Hour Games

<div>What is your role? 

As the Animation Lead for Eleventh Hour Games, you will drive the vision for gameplay animation while staying hands-on to create high-quality animations yourself. You&rsquo;ll provide the direction and context needed to achieve a cohesive style while collaborating closely with the design team to create high-quality animations that enhance the game experience. 

This role requires a understanding of development cycles and workflows to mentor and guide the team effectively. The ideal candidate communicates openly in an indie environment, stays agile when priorities shift, and makes thoughtful, efficient decisions to keep production moving smoothly. 
Responsibilities 
<ul>
<li>
Work closely with the design team to understand animation needs and lead execution on animation design and implementation</li>
<li>Creating and facilitating project schedules, creating and implementing a plan for project resources, workflow and milestones</li>
<li>Identify project and team risks through regular monitoring of production status, team morale and communication channels. Utilize this information to execute early intervention and preventative measures</li>
<li>Document, communicate, administer, and refine project processes. Identify opportunities for improvement, and work with your team to find creative solutions, and execute solutions with them and their teams</li>
<li>Convey the Creative Directors animation direction for gameplay and cinematics to your team in an efficient and actionable manner</li>
<li>Feedback and validate the work carried out by the various teams to ensure that quality objectives are met 
Ensure the project&rsquo;s direction is followed by working in close collaboration with the Producers, Animators, and Artists</li>
<li>Help plan the work in collaboration with the production team who oversees planning</li></ul> 


Qualifications
<ul>
<li>4+ years of industry experience, 3+ years experience in Animation focused role(s)</li>
<li>Demonstrable experience in animation and team management through the full-cycle of game development, from conception to shipping</li>
<li>A passion for leadership/mentoring with 2+ years of prior experience in a similar role 
Experience delivering products while managing a remote team (including experience with team member feedback and evaluation processes)</li>
<li>Demonstrable working experience with the tools and programs: Maya, Unity and/or Unreal, project management software (such as Clickup)</li>
<li>Ability to work core studio hours (10am-4pm CST)</li></ul> 


Pluses: 
<ul>
<li>
Fluent in Spanish</li></ul> 


Why Eleventh Hour Games? 
 
EHG is a fast growing studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge extraordinary games. Extraordinary games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators. With our debut title Last Epoch, we are moving fast into the next round of adventure! 
<ul>
<li>Flexible fully remote working arrangements</li>
<li>US Employees 90% premium paid for employee, 100% premium paid for dependents health insurance</li>
<li>US Employees Dental and Vision with employee contributions</li>
<li>35 Paid time off days, received at start of the year</li>
<li>401K for U.S. based employees</li></ul></div>

Lead Animator

<div>What is your role? 
As the Art Director at Eleventh Hour Games, you will lead and define the artistic vision across all disciplines, including 2D, 3D, character, and environment art, while managing and mentoring the department leads under your umbrella. You&rsquo;ll ensure visual excellence across the project and work cross-functionally with creative, technical, and production teams to deliver stunning and performant visuals. 

This role is both strategic and tactical: you&rsquo;ll shape artistic direction, uphold quality bars, and guide others in execution. You will oversee our Leads in Character Art, Environment Art, Animation, and Concept Art, while collaborating closely with Technical Art, Level Design, and VFX departments. You'll also help design efficient pipelines and workflows that support scalable, high-quality content production. 
This is a fully remote role, best suited to someone who has strong visual instincts, excellent communication skills, and proven leadership in building high-performing art teams. 
Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Define and own the visual direction of the game with studio leadership across all art departments</li>
<li>Lead a team of leads: 2D Art Lead, 3D Art Lead, Lead Animator, and Lead Environment Artist</li>
<li>Collaborate with the Creative Director and narrative/design leadership to ensure the art direction supports and elevates the broader vision</li>
<li>Partner with production to plan resourcing, scheduling, and prioritization of deliverables</li>
<li>Review major asset groups and features to ensure quality and consistency of visual style</li>
<li>Develop and document art guidelines and pipelines to support scalability and iteration</li>
<li>Identify staffing needs, participate in hiring, and mentor emerging leaders within the art team</li>
<li>Encourage healthy team culture, clear communication, and creative ownership among team members</li>
<li>Help ensure that the game&rsquo;s visuals are both beautiful and performant</li>
<li>Collaborate with MTX, UI, VFX, and Animation to ensure art cohesion across gameplay, narrative, and monetization features</li>
<li>Participate in milestone reviews, giving clear, actionable feedback on art execution</li>
<li>Contribute hands-on when necessary to unblock teams or prototype new artistic directions</li></ul> 


Qualifications:
<ul>
<li>5+ years of experience as an Art Director or equivalent senior leadership role in game development</li>
<li>Professional experience managing other managers, including art leads or discipline heads</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to drive a unified artistic vision across multiple disciplines: 2D, 3D, character, and environment</li>
<li>Strong eye for visual quality with a portfolio that reflects a deep understanding of artistic fundamentals and game development constraints</li>
<li>Excellent communication and leadership skills, especially in a remote team environment</li>
<li>Deep familiarity with game art pipelines, technical art integration, and collaboration across departments (design, engineering, etc.)</li>
<li>Experience with high-fidelity asset creation and optimization for real-time rendering</li>
</ul>
Pluses:
<ul>
<li>Familiarity with modern game engines and art workflows, without being engine-specific</li>
<li>Hands-on knowledge of tools such as Blender, Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, and Substance Suite</li>
<li>Passion for top-down action RPGs within Last Epoch&rsquo;s immediate competitive landscape and a strong understanding of what makes visuals shine in that genre</li>
<li>Experience shipping multiplayer online or co-op games</li></ul> 


Why Eleventh Hour Games? 
 
EHG is a fast growing studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge extraordinary games. Extraordinary games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators. With our debut title Last Epoch, we are moving fast into the next round of adventure! 
<ul>
<li>Flexible fully remote working arrangements</li>
<li>US Employees 90% premium paid for employee, 100% premium paid for dependents health insurance</li>
<li>US Employees Dental and Vision with employee contributions</li>
<li>35 Paid time off days, received at start of the year</li>
<li>401K for U.S. based employees 
 
EHG is an equal opportunity employer. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact HR@eleventhhour.games. Please note, general employment questions cannot be accepted or processed this way.</li></ul></div>

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