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Lead Vehicle Artist - SUMO INDIA

Established in 2007, Sumo Video Games is one of India’s leading video game developers. We work hand in hand with Sumo Digital’s UK studios to build ground-breaking games and content for some of the world’s biggest publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Apple and Sega.

It’s an exciting time to be part of Sumo , winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio ; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey. Join us!

Sumo Video Games Pune, India is looking for passionate Lead Vehicle Artist who aspire to create realistic & stylised vehicles alongside the Sumo UK Studios and help bring life to game world of some of the world class AAA projects on major consoles.

The ideal candidate should have a striking portfolio demonstrating an exceptional skill in vehicle modelling, sculpting and texturing broad range of vehicles. They should be eager to learn and develop their skills alongside some of the best vehicle artists in India and the UK, to deliver a very high-quality in game vehicles.

Within this role you will:

• Report to the Manager/Lead Artist, working on a current project in production, forming part of the highly skilled team.
• As a Lead vehicle Artist, you will be responsible for creating high quality photorealistic vehicles.
• Taking a lead role within the vehicle team along with Art Manager and Production team, making sure vehicles are delivered on time with required quality and technical specifications.
• Overseeing the work of other team members and mentoring and developing their skills.
• Working from concept art images and turn them into fully functioning in game vehicles.
• Ensure vehicles created follow the given art direction and technical specification and are within the agreed production deadlines.
• Collaborate and communicate daily and weekly with project teams in the UK.

We will need you to have:

• A number of years experience of art experience in creating vehicles for AAA video game titles.
• Outstanding portfolio showcasing vehicle work.
• Through understanding of all aspects of vehicle creation.
• Should be proficient in packages such as Max, Maya and Zbrush, photoshop
• Extensive hard surface modelling experience.
• Excellent understanding of structure, silhouette in respect of modelling along with exceptional understanding of mesh topology skills.
• A portfolio demonstrating wide range of vehicles completed to a very high standard.
• Have excellent communication skills to communicate internally in teams and externally to UK project teams.
• Thorough knowledge of PBR work flow and procedural software’s such as Substance Painter / designer and Quixel DDO.

Our Studio is unique in India, giving our staff the opportunity to work directly on all leading gaming platforms, at every stage of game development.

Being part of Sumo's Pune studio is a rewarding experience, one that requires dedication, a strong sense of ownership over your work and an overwhelming enthusiasm for the games you work on.

In return we offer competitive salary, flexi-time & benefits, and excellent working environment and most importantly we will give you the room to be yourself and live your passion.

Additionally, we provide relocation reimbursement from other cities, a performance-linked bonus in addition to the fixed salary, opportunities to attend industry conferences and a complete and all-encompassing medical insurance package for our employees and their children.

Come join the team.