myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community · 3 days ago

Sr Character Artist

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$116K/yr - $174K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Create Industry Leading, Highest Quality Character Assets that balance visual fidelity and game design constraints

Work Closely with Art Director and Leads to drive the team and evangelize the artistic vision

Establish and Share Best Practices For Craft and Mentor Less Experienced, Junior Artists

Collaborate with other departments such as Concept, Animation, Rigging, and Combat to ensure art meets specifications

Work with Outsourcing Team to plan, review, and integrate Character Assets

Work with Production to provide estimates, review schedules, and deliver assets on time

Clearly communicate regular updates and proactively voice concerns to appropriate team members and manager(s)

Utilize artistic techniques and processes to define and achieve the product’s visual style and benchmarks

Ensure that Character Assets are of the highest artistic quality and uphold the integrity of the game’s design

Research and Adopt New Techniques to drive innovation and push Character Art Quality

Qualification

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3D character artistAAA game developmentTraditional fine art skillsAnatomyCompositionColor theory2D/3D designIndustry standard softwareMayaPhotoshopZBrushTexture creationMaterial editingSubstance PainterMariHoudiniUnrealUnityArtistic developmentVideo game developmentWorkflowLightingHigh poly modelingLow poly modelingTexture paintingPBR material setupUV layoutEngine parametersOptimizationsProblem-solving

Required

5 + Years of experience as a 3D Character Artist

Shipped AAA game/s from start to finish

Strong Traditional Fine Art Skills with an emphasis on scale, anatomy, composition, color theory, 2D/3D design

Advanced Understanding of Industry Standard Software such as Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush, and Texture Creation/Material Editing (Substance Painter/Mari/Houdini/Unreal/Unity)

Capable of resolving a range of complex artistic development issues for both artists as well as other members

Familiarity with video game development including, but not limited to workflow, tools, lighting, high and low poly modeling, texture painting, PBR material setup, UV layout, and engine parameters/optimizations desirable

Desire to strive for greatness and improvement

Possess strong time management and prioritization skills

Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills