• Lead a team and foster a motivating atmosphere within the team to achieve the best possible results for the project and for team members’ professional development. • Maintain artistic direction and quality standards. • Produce high-quality visual effects that are both technically and artistically appropriate for the project’s universe and visual direction. • Collaborate in establishing the artistic vision with the Art Director and uphold quality standards across the development pipeline. • Translate concept art and other game design documentation into prototypes and implement them as real-time visual effects in the game. • Oversee and facilitate the creation of ambient environmental effects that enhance mood, tell a story, and bring the world to life. • Deliver work that meets specifications and maintain workflows within allotted deadlines. • Work closely with the production team on task assignment and scheduling to meet deadlines while ensuring healthy work–life balance by clearly defining expectations and scope of work. • Oversee bug fixes and document R&D case studies in the knowledge base. • Understand and use established organizational structures and naming conventions to ensure cohesion within the VFX pipeline. • Provide daily feedback to improve visual quality. • Work with the team to find solutions and resolve problems creatively. • Supervise and facilitate the creation of gameplay effects that make the world exciting and provide players with necessary game information. • Share knowledge and mentor peers. • Collaborate with technical art and lead R&D initiatives to explore new techniques and implement improvements to pipelines and workflows. • Work with developers across disciplines and ensure that work is integrated into the build. • Collaborate and communicate effectively across departments with other leads, directors, and project stakeholders to ensure efficiency and minimize communication errors. • Work with designers to create effects for scripted events and story moments. • Work with the lighting team to create atmosphere, a sense of depth in scenes, and to reinforce the color palette. • Conduct consistent performance and compensation evaluations for staff members. • Lead recruitment projects in collaboration with HR. • Ensure onboarding of new hires. • Create high-fidelity effects for cinematics and marketing materials. • Innovate new techniques for next-generation platforms and collaborate with engineers and technicians to develop VFX toolsets. • Analyze scenes for performance issues and ensure all effects are created as efficiently as possible. • Use all available tools to create in-game effects (traditional particle systems, pixel and vertex shaders for animated materials, baked physics simulations, stock animations, etc.).

• Edit short-form and long-form video content for multiple social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) • Collaborate closely with Creative, Strategy, and Media teams to ensure content aligns with campaign goals and platform best practices • Produce engaging edits using motion graphics, transitions, and sound design to strengthen storytelling and performance • Optimize video content for paid social media performance • Organize and manage media assets while maintaining a clean and efficient post-production workflow • Stay up to date with emerging social video trends, editing techniques, and platform algorithms • Work with other editors and creatives to ensure brand consistency across all video content

• Collaborate with creative development and programming teams to advance the state of real-time rendered AR experiences while striving for the highest possible visual fidelity and ensuring optimal performance • Standardize and improve development processes for production of assets, materials, shaders, and other content • Work in Unreal/Unity, Maya, and other industry standard applications to help create internal/external content and example workflows for high profile AR experiences • Other tasks as assigned

Join a team of super dedicated and driven people! Keen Games is an independent developer and publisher with a long history of developing games for PC, consoles, and handhelds. Working at Keen Games means working with super experienced, passionate, and humble people. In 2024, we successfully released Enshrouded in Early Access and are now preparing for our 1.0 launch. We're looking for a Lead Character Artist who is passionate about creating memorable, high-quality characters that bring our world to life. You combine strong artistic vision with hands-on production expertise and a deep understanding of character pipelines. From shaping the visual identity of characters to guiding and mentoring the team, you’ll play a key role in delivering a cohesive and compelling experience for 1.0 and beyond. Your Job Opportunity as a Lead Character Artist! Are you ready to shape unforgettable characters and bring a rich fantasy world to life? Join our experienced art team at Keen Games and take on the challenge of defining and delivering the character quality bar for Enshrouded! What you'll do: - You establish and maintain high visual quality and consistency across all character assets - You contribute hands-on by modeling, sculpting, and texturing game-ready characters, outfits and gear, from humans to creatures - You work closely with engineering to refine character workflows, optimize assets, and ensure smooth integration into our proprietary engine - You mentor and support internal character artists, providing feedback and guidance to help them develop and deliver their best work - You manage outsourcing studios by providing clear briefs, feedback, and paint-overs to ensure assets meet our artistic and technical standards - You work closely with design, animation, and other art departments to ensure characters support gameplay, readability, and the overall player experience - You collaborate with producing to plan, prioritize and manage timelines for character production, ensuring assets are delivered on schedule Your qualification: - You have strong experience creating high-quality characters and a deep understanding of modeling, sculpting, and texturing for games - You possess excellent knowledge of human and creature anatomy - You have experience maintaining style consistency and quality across a large set of assets, including outsourced content - You bring strong communication and problem-solving skills, enabling effective collaboration with both internal teams and external partners - You are familiar with character pipelines and workflows in modern game engines and know how to balance quality with performance - Ideally, you have drawing skills that allow you to create or refine concept art and provide strong visual direction - Experience with Blender is a plus What we have to offer: - Be part of a dynamic and highly creative team - Enjoy a competitive salary that recognizes your talent - Recharge with paid vacation days - Stay healthy and covered with comprehensive health care and benefits - Celebrate success with epic events and unforgettable parties We value your personality and passion! We prioritize personality and passion over formal education. You'll be part of a supportive, diverse team where creativity and independence are celebrated.