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Senior Character Artist - [Assassin's Creed VR] (f/m/d)

Job Description

You'll be involved in the character creation process from start to finish, being responsible for sculpting, modeling, texturing and setting up AAA characters for the game. You will be working closely together with Technical Artists and Animators to push the visual and technical quality to the next level.

What you'll bring:

• You'll enjoy the challenge of developing characters and related 3D assets within the limitations of the new VR technology
• An eye for efficiency, you'll be motivated in setting up and maintaining character production pipelines
• With great communication skills, you'll collaborate with the Art Director and Lead Artist to work within the visual style of the game
• A master of your craft, you'll balance quality and efficiency of work to gain the best possible results within in the given time frame and technical constraints
• You'll enjoy working with a passionate and sociable team of creators, connecting with your team mates to build strong relationships

Qualifications

A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a character artist in game development, with at least one AAA title shipped and examples of realistic style 3D character models.

• Exceptional understanding of next gen asset creation workflows with the ability to improve them; understanding of high to low poly asset creation
• Very good skills in Zbrush, at least one of the major 3D modeling packages (Maya, 3DS Max) and Photoshop.
• Strong sculpting, texturing and painting skills
• Ability to create highly realistic characters
• Very good working knowledge with at least one AAA game engine
• Being used to work on tasks autonomously and to deliver results in time
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written (No German language skills required)

BONUS

• Knowledge of Substance Designer / Painter
• Knowledge of Unity Pipelines
• Knowledge of Marvelous Designer
• Having worked with scanned data
• Good Animation and/or riggings skills are a plus (Maya, 3DS Max, MotionBuilder)
• Experience with outsourcing and co-development

PORTFOLIO

It is required that you submit a portfolio of your work with your application. You may do so by providing a link to an online portfolio (preferred), or attaching documents to your resume.

All portfolios must contain a detailed shot breakdown of the work. It must be very clear what you, the applicant, are responsible for in your reel, portfolio, screenshots etc.

The portfolio should contain the following:

• Examples of realistic characters
• Examples of high quality materials and textures
• Show both organic and hard surface works

Additional Information

We offer:

• Relocation Support: We offer financial support in form of a cash allowance and assistance with accommodation search and settle-in support via our relocation partner, for international candidates we offer visa assistance.
  
• 26 Days Paid Vacation Per Year. Additionally, you will get half a day off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and approximately 11 bank holidays in the NRW region.
  
• Flexible Working Hours: We have core working times between 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM and the distribution of the other hours is up to you.
  
• Company Pension Scheme. We offer an attractive scheme through salary sacrificing in which the employer also matches contributions
  
• Up to 350€ Childcare Support per child per month. In addition, we also offer 5 ‘care for ill children days’ per child per year.
  
• Discounted Games. We regularly order Ubisoft Games for super cheap prices for our employees.
  
• Gym Subsidy. We contribute 50% (up to a maximum amount of 25€) towards the monthly cost of a gym membership of your choice.

• Monthly Mobility Budget. 80€ per month that can be used on bicycle lease, parking spot rental or public transportation ticket.

If you want to grow with us and enjoy the game industry, we look forward to receiving your application including your availability, motivation and salary expectations.

For further information please check www.bluebyte.de and www.ubisoft.com.

Ubisoft Blue Byte GmbH
Studio Düsseldorf
Luise-Rainer Str. 7
40235 Düsseldorf

Geschäftsführer: Yves Guillemot
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Düsseldorf
Amtsgericht Düsseldorf HRB Nr. 51772

Company Description

We are now accepting applications for Senior Character Artist for our new Assassin's Creed VR game. You'll be working with one of the worlds larges teams of VR experts in the gaming industry. Working on cutting-edge VR technology, on one of Ubisoft’s greatest IP’s as a crucial part of creating the most immersive Assassin's Creed world and the inspiring people the players will encounter.