Senior 3D/Character artist

Just Won't Die Games; Cambridge; A distancia; GBP 45.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Just Won’t Die is seeking a senior 3D/Character Artist to join the Cambridge studio. The role focuses on creating characters, creatures, weapons and more for a sci-fi/fantasy IP, with collaboration across the Art Director and veteran artists to shape the final vision.

The team currently embraces remote work while based in Cambridge, UK. Ideal candidates will have a strong portfolio, professional games experience, and expert knowledge of ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine, along

Formación

• Exceptional portfolio including both organic and hard surface assets.
• Professional games experience as a 3D Character Artist.
• Familiar with high-poly sculpting, retopology, UV mapping, texture baking and painting.
• Excellent knowledge of ZBrush, Maya and Substance Painter.
• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Strong understanding of anatomy.
• Understanding of game asset topology with budgets and animation in mind.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Able to collaborate and work well in a team.
• Willing to give and receive constructive feedback.

Responsabilidades

• Produce AAA standard 3D assets in line with the project's semi realistic art style.
• Work on humans, clothing, creatures and weapons
• Work closely with the Art Director, other experienced artists and development teams
• Interpreting 2D concept art into 3D game assets

Conocimientos

Portfolio

AAA assets

ZBrush

Maya

Substance Painter

Unreal Engine

Anatomy

Topology

Communication

Teamwork

Feedback

Descripción del empleo

Senior 3D/Character artist Job Description Even in these uncertain times, the awesome talent at Just Wont Die Games Studio is expanding! We’re looking for a highly-skilled, driven and deeply creative 3D artist to work on an exciting new and original sci fi and fantasy IP for console and PC. As a 3D Artist you will be instrumental in bringing our world to life, creating characters, creatures, weapons and more. Working both independently and in cooperation with the Art Director and other experienced artists, you will be instrumental in shaping the final vision for our game. We need someone who’s self-motivated, incredibly creative and has fantastic vision. If you understand the importance and impact of delivering high quality 3D art assets that convey tone and emotion that can inspire the whole team, then we’d very much like to hear from you. The ideal candidate would have good industry knowledge, game development experience and a passion for games. Whilst the position is based at our studio in Cambridge, UK, for the moment (at least) the whole team is fully embracing working remotely.

Skills & Requirements:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce AAA standard 3D assets in line with the project's semi realistic art style.
• Work on a wide variety of assets, including humans, clothing, creatures and weapons
• Work closely with the Art Director, other experienced artists and development teams
• Interpreting 2D concept art into 3D game assets

eSSENTIAL rEQUIREMENTS:

• An exceptional portfolio that includes both organic and hard surface assets
• Professional games experience as a 3D Character Artist with an excellent track record of delivering high quality assets.
• Familiarity with the entire game asset creation pipeline: high-poly sculpting, retopology, UV mapping, texture baking, texture painting, setting up and exporting to game.
• Excellent knowledge of ZBrush, Maya and Substance Painter.
• Experience with Unreal engine.
• Great understanding of anatomy.
• Understanding of game asset topology that takes into consideration specified budgets and animation requirements
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Able to collaborate and work well in a team
• Willing to give and receive constructive feedback

BENEFICIAL SKILLS:

• Experience working on an FPS.
• Experience using Xgen
• Experience working with character customization
• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• A keen gamer with industry knowledge.
• Game development experience.

You must be eligible to work in the UK. The role is office based in Cambridge - however, due to the current pandemic, you will be required to work from home until further notice.

About Just Won’t Die

Just Won’t Die is a team of passionate game developers located in Cambridge, UK. It’s an exciting time to join Just Won’t Die as we embark on our journey of creating an exciting and original fps with broader ambitions in multiple entertainment spaces. We’re a diverse group of veterans with decades of experience working at multiple award-winning studios on a vast range of titles on PC, console and mobile. We decided to start Just Won’t Die early in 2019 so we could create games we want to play while building a team of developers we love working with.