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Lead 3D Artist

Housemarque is looking for a Lead 3D Artist for our next big game!

THE JOB

As the lead of the talented and passionate 3D art team behind RETURNAL you will work closely with Art Direction and Concept, Tech Art and Animation Leads to help drive the next evolution of Housemarque games. It will be your role to ensure technical proficiency across the 3D team, facilitate professional growth among its artists, and champion the artistic vision of the project.

Lead 3D Artist’s responsibilities:

• Guide the team to create artistically and technically sound 3D assets
• Review WIP assets for technical execution and practical consistency
• Give clear, effective, collaborative, and timely feedback with Art Director & other Leads
• Organize training opportunities and facilitate professional growth
• Seek to improve and maintain good work methods and development pipelines
• Other lead responsibilities, such as 1-on-1’s with team members
• Cross-team collaboration (level art, design, VFX etc)

We expect you to have:

• 5+ years of experience as a 3D Artist in AAA games, with preferably some experience in a lead role
• Understanding of workflows for the creation of 3D assets of all kinds, including characters, architecture, and natural environments
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Strong prioritization and multitasking abilities
• Passion for art and willingness to learn new workflows and share knowledge
• Fluent spoken and written English

We also value:

• Experience in wide variety of 3D software packages beyond basic modeling, e.g. Zbrush, Houdini, Photoshop and Substance Painter/Designer
• Understanding of modern materials using PBR, projection, and layered blending
• Experience in animation
• Experience with modular environments
• Experience with shader authoring in Unreal or a similar engine
• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience with JIRA and other project management tools
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development

THE COMPANY

Housemarque has a track record of 25+ years of developing top-notch games with focus on tight gameplay, impeccable audiovisual execution, and technical excellence. We are a part of PlayStation Studios and our latest game Returnal was released for PlayStation 5 in 2021.

At Housemarque, Game is King. We develop great games that bring happiness and joy to gamers and our fans. We aspire to be a great workplace where people develop professionally and as a person.

We offer:

• Exciting and ambitious projects executed with the best tools
• 25+ years of experience in video game development
• Brilliant, diverse and empathetic colleagues to work with
• Freedom, flexibility and openness in a collaborative culture
• A warm and welcoming atmosphere at our cozy Helsinki office
• Competitive salary, benefits, healthcare, Nordic work-life balance
• Tailored relocation package to help you get settled into Finland

This is a permanent full-time position based in Helsinki. Deadline for applications is January 16th, 2022.