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Senior Character Artist
2 years ago
As a Senior Character Artist, you will champion the creation of an array of in-game characters. Applying an excellent understanding of technical processes combined with the key fundamentals of anatomy and design, you will populate our world with believable world class character assets.
Working closely with the Character Lead Artist and the Art Director, you will model and texture a wide range of characters using the latest technologies.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Lead Character Artist to create high quality, high resolution 3D characters - including clothing variations and props.
- Ensure assets conform to the defined technical and artistic requirements.
- Create best practice assets to serve as guidance to other team members.
- Be heavily involved with outsource quality control to help populate the world with AAA characters.
- Incorporate scanned data into a sculpt-based workflow.
- Work with production staff to manage personal deliverables, ensuring they meet the defined objectives, defined quality bar, and schedule.
- Iterate on 3D content with in-house and external 3D artists.
- Mentor and inspire junior character artists.
- Maintain quality and consistency across your work to meet objectives, quality bar, and schedule.
- Implement feedback from Lead Character Artist.
- Implement and review final characters in the game engine.
Requirements
- Experience in the creation of AAA game character assets.
- Expert experience in creation of textures using PBR workflows.
- Strong experience with texture authoring tools such as Substance Painter.
- A minimum of 5 years professional experience as a Character Artist in the games industry.
- Expert experience with current 3D tools such as Maya, Zbrush, Marvelous Designer or equivalent.
- An excellent understanding of anatomy and art fundamentals.
- Strong communication skills with the capability to successfully work across multiple teams.
- A positive collaborative and professional working attitude.
- Strong English skills, both written and verbal.
Our Global Benefits & Perks
- Unlimited coaching & therapy — with Oliva, to support your mental health
- £500 annual Learning Budget — to spend on Learnerbly
- Stock Options — everyone owns a piece of our success
- Compassionate Leave — regardless of who it is, whether you’ve miscarried, or a lost a pet, you don’t need to tell us why
- Birthday Present — £150 voucher or a charity donation
- Birthday Day off — to celebrate your birthday away from work each year
- Caregiver Leave — up to 5 days each year to support your loved ones
- New baby gift — £250 toward a meal delivery or cleaning service
- Remote Working Budget – for remote workers to get out of the house
- Pension scheme — to finance those golden years
- Socials —office & remote events, play sessions and company-wide parties
- And even more benefits based on your location!
If you’re based in the UK
- 29 Annual Leave + 3 bank holidays - we’re flexible with most bank holidays so you can use the time to celebrate what’s important to you
- Long Service Days - 2 extra days added on your 2nd & 4th anniversaries with us.
- Private Medical Insurance - full cover with AXA
- Healthcare Cash Plan - Level 3 cover with Medicash
- Enhanced Family Leave - Primary caregivers; 13 weeks full pay, 13 weeks half pay, Secondary caregivers; 2 weeks full pay
- Cycle2Work Scheme - lease a bike through us and save on tax too!
- Electric Car Charging - electric car charging at our Port office in Edinburgh, Scotland.
About us
Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.
We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time. We’re a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible.If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh and Budapest and are happy to sponsor your relocation to one of these cities.
If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh, Budapest and consider WFH candidates.
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