3D Artist

Jamcity; Buenos Aires; Presencial; ARS 26.836.432 - 44.727.386; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Jam City is seeking a skilled 3D Artist to contribute to a brand new game in the Narrative Game division. You will model and texture props, environments and characters, and implement assets in the engine. A portfolio link is required with application.

You will collaborate with the Art Lead and Art Director to establish and maintain the game's look, optimize assets for real-time rendering, and help refine pipelines for efficiency.

Formación

• At least 3 years in 3D games.
• Experience shipping a complete 3D game.
• Mastery of Maya and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiar with real-time shading and shaders.
• Proficient with Substance Painter and PBR textures.
• Strong across environments and characters.
• Solid understanding of anatomy.
• Strong composition, color, value, form for gameplay visuals.
• Knowledge of the 3D pipeline and cross-discipline collaboration.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Art Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Unity.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong 2D concept and illustration skills.
• Rigging in Maya.
• Maya scripting (Mel or Python).
• Shader creation in shader graph tools.
• Knowledge of Substance Designer.
• Experience with ZBrush.

Responsabilidades

• Modeling and texturing assets to production standards.
• Create high-quality 3D environments, props and characters.
• Collaborate with Art Lead/Director on look and style.
• Identify and fix visual issues in assets and interactions.
• Improve asset creation pipelines for efficiency.
• Interface with leads on deadlines and reviews.
• Address aesthetic and technical development challenges.
• Assist tech art with rigging and skinning when needed.

Conocimientos

3D game artistry

Character & environment art

Artistic composition

Anatomy knowledge

Problem solving

Color & value skills

English communication

Educación

Art degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Maya

Adobe Creative Suite

Substance Painter

Unity

ZBrush

Substance Designer

Maya scripting (Mel/Python)

Shader graph tools

Descripción del empleo

Overview

We are looking for a 3D Artist to work on a brand new game at the Jam City Narrative Game division. Your role is to contribute to the game team by providing best-in-class 3D art. You will be modeling and texturing props, environments and characters, as well as implementing the assets in engine.

In order to be considered, you MUST provide a link to an online portfolio, website or a pdf showcasing recent artwork upon application.

Responsibilities

• Perform modeling and texturing at an exemplary level.
• Create high-quality and optimized 3D environments, props and characters.
• Work with your Art Lead and Art Director in establishing and maintaining the look of a 3D project.
• Identify, troubleshoot and resolve visual issues with in-game environment assets and character environment interaction.
• Identify and develop pipeline advantages, ensuring that assets are created in the most efficient way possible.
• Interface with Lead Artist, Art Director, Producers, and other project leads on various issues and deadlines.
• Identify and solve aesthetic and technical issues in the development process.
• May be called upon to support the tech art team with simple rigging and skinning tasks.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of 3D game experience.
• Must have worked on at least one 3D game from conception to completion.
• Complete mastery of Maya and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Rendering and real-time shader development awareness.
• Experience with Substance Painter and PBR materials.
• Ability to work in a broad range of subjects and styles.
• Firm grasp of both Environment and Character art process.
• Good understanding of human and animal anatomy.
• Perfect understanding of composition, color, value, and form as it relates to both classic art and gameplay visuals.
• Must understand 3D pipeline and process as it relates to game development and have experience partnering with other game team disciplines such as engineering and design.
• Excellent problem-solving ability.
• Art Degree or similar working experience.
• Experience with Unity.
• Excellent grasp of the English language.
• Strong 2D concept and illustration skills.
• Rigging experience in Maya.
• Scripting experience in Maya (Mel or Python).
• Shader creation experience in any shader graph tool.
• Knowledge of Substance Designer.
• Experience with ZBrush.