Jr Prop Artist

Studio Wildcard; United States; On-site; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium employee premiums paid by the

Parental Leave – 100% coverage

Paid Time Off / Holidays

Job summary

Studio Wildcard is seeking a Prop Artist to join the ARK II team in the United States. You will craft high-impact assets, from handheld items to large architectural pieces, using modern pipelines and tools such as Blender, ZBrush and Substance Painter.

You will collaborate with artists, designers and programmers to ensure visual quality while meeting performance targets, contribute to iterative critiques, and demonstrate passion for games with strong communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Game development degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 1 shipped title as a Prop Artist or game mod creation experience.
• Proficiency with Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with artists, designers and programmers to create next-gen assets.
• Model and texture hard surface and organic assets using high/low baking and weighted normals workflows.
• Iterate on assets with cross-functional teams through prototyping and critiques.
• Balance visual quality with performance requirements.
• Contribute to other areas when needed.

Skills

Strong self-motivation

Great communication

Time management

Team-player attitude

Education

Game development degree

Tools

Blender

ZBrush

Substance Painter

Unreal Engine

Job description

We're Studio Wildcard, developers of the smash indie hit ARK: Survival Evolved -- one of the most popular and original video games in recent years. Despite our massive success, we've been able to stay independent, so that we can steer our own future in games and beyond. There's never been a better time for you to join this adventure and help us build ARK II, the next chapter of our original hit franchise! We're expanding and updating many of the ARK community's most beloved features, while taking full advantage of the latest tools and technologies. And now we're searching for an exceptionally talented and passionate Prop Artist who can create high-impact work for the expanding ARK franchise.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other artists, designers and programmers to help craft compelling and visually striking next gen assets.
• Create models and textures for both hard surface and soft surface/organic game assets varying from simple handheld items to large and complex architectural pieces using both high/low baking and weighted normals workflows.
• Iterate on game assets with cross functional teams and leads through prototyping and critiques.
• Maintain a balance between visual quality and performance requirements.
• Work with, and contribute to other ad hoc areas when needed.

Requirements

• Game development degree, at least 1 shipped title as a Prop Artist, and/or game mod creation experience.
• Software: Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter
• Great understanding of current asset creation tools and techniques.
• Substantial examples of current and past work demonstrating strong understanding of shape, perspective, and texture.
• Strong self-motivation, great communication, time management skills, and awesome team-player attitude
• Capable of mastering new pipelines and tech tools.
• Passion for games and gaming.

Pluses

• Experience working in the Unreal Engine.
• Ability to create organic sculpted assets in addition to hard surface assets.
• Midpoly and weighted normals workflows.
• Familiarly with ARK: Survival Evolved
• Substance Designer experience.
• UE5 Material experience.

About Studio Wildcard

Studio Wildcard was founded in 2014 by industry veterans Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, with the mission of bringing AAA quality to ambitious indie productions designed for core gamers. With countless years of combined industry experience across multiple independent and studio-backed titles, Wildcard's core team continues to grow, with offices in Redmond, WA and Gainesville, FL including distributed team members across multiple continents.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Wildcard is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws, regulations or ordinances. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to disability during the application or the recruiting process, please let us know.

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position vary based on a variety of factors, which include: (but aren't limited to) skills, competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. Each pay range is only relevant to those residing in WA state and can vary based on geographical location.

Wildcard Benefits

• We pay 100% of all premiums for the employee and discounted rates for dependent premiums.
• Our coverage includes Medical (5 different plans to choose from), Dental, Vision, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) option, 100% covered Parental Leave, PTO, Paid Holidays, Unlimited Sick Time, and FSA/ HSA options

Salary: $4,166 - $5,000/ month