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Senior 3D Artist, Props - Unannounced Project

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Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a talented and passionate Senior 3D Prop Artist to bring worlds to life and create epic art for an unannounced AAA multiplayer project. In this role, you will champion Blizzard’s core value of “Gameplay First” as you provide art support to cross-discipline team-members responsible for various features and systems.

We are a team of passionate developers that highly value open-minded collaboration, direct communication and feedback, and the eagerness to grab and drive a feature to Blizzard quality. As a 3D Artist on the team, you will balance your humble and supportive nature with a particularly strong eye for gameplay feel, prioritizing satisfying feedback and intuitive mechanics in the art that you create.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience creating 3D assets and props for modern AAA multiplayer titles.

Responsibilities

• Concept, model, and texture highly creative prop and environment art, including player interactables and weapons, that push the possibilities of what an “epic entertainment experience” can be for Blizzard’s next game.
• Combining traditional art aesthetics with next gen 3D authoring techniques to create a unique visual style for environments that extend the boundaries of what’s creatively possible.
• Develop a broad range of props and environments that support unique points of interest needed to define the visual direction of the game.
• Working closely with level designers, systems designers, and artists to develop unique play spaces and captivating environments that players love spending time in.
• Taking your high poly sculpts and source art and creating realtime prop art models and textures that are production ready for rigging and animation.
• Rig, animate, and create VFX for various 3D assets such as weapons, interactables, props, and environment kits.
• Partner with other artists, designers, and engineers to collaborate on creatively complex assignments to develop an inspiring art vision for this new Blizzard experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional experience concepting, modeling and texturing environments using Maya, Zbrush, and Photoshop (or equivalent 3D and 2D programs)
• You’ve never thought of your job as just creating art. You create worlds! You have an exceptional understanding of the world around you, and a keen eye towards developing alluring and captivating props and environments that draw the player in.
• You know next gen modeling and sculpting techniques and you know how to use them effectively to create hand crafted and stylized art with allure and appeal
• You know when to “throw something together” for prototyping, when to throw it out, and when to lovingly polish your creations for mass consumption.
• You love to solve problems and you love to collaborate. Creating epic entertainment experiences is a team effort and you thrive when exploring ideas and working with others.
• You love games, movies, animation, and you love dissecting them while thinking how to take them to the next level.
• You have a passion for Blizzard games and understand the unique approach to creating Blizzard art for our game universes.

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• Resume
• Portfolio – Only digital applications will be accepted such as a website, blog, or online album. Physical media will not be accepted.
• An art test may be required

Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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