Senior Character Artist

We're making a football game

GOALS is our attempt to give football the game it deserves. A fair game, that is a reflection of football, rather than the football industry. We want to make a game that’s fun right away, without players having to invest a fortune.

It’s a game about winning, but one where victory comes in more forms than simply winning matches. Focus on trick shots, design awesome t-shirts or create an arena that inspires greatness. No two players will be on the same journey.

GOALS is for everyone, like football can and should be. It’s for the casuals and the pros. For the players, the managers and the fans. It’s for the designers, the audience and the divas. For everyone who loves the game itself or anything surrounding it. GOALS is football.

Welcome to the art team

We're actively seeking a seasoned senior artist to join our team. If you've got a proven track record of shipping characters in AA or AAA games, you're exactly who we're looking for. As a senior character artist, you'll be a vital driving force, operating with speed and a profound sense of ownership over the creative process. Your extensive experience in shipping characters in the AA or AAA gaming sphere will serve as a cornerstone for our endeavors. You'll be the torchbearer of your artistic principles, propelling our character art to new levels.

Collaboration is not just a buzzword here – it's in our DNA. We believe in teamwork, and as a dedicated team player, you'll not only present your work but also actively engage in iterative discussions with the broader team. Your proven ability to harmonize with colleagues will be instrumental in elevating our collective artistic vision.

As a Senior on our team, you'll be the driving force to own and propel your discipline forward. Working closely with our Art Director, concept artists, Technical artists and fellow Character Artists, you'll steer the art and concept forward. Your knack for driving ideas and concepts and your ability of steering them towards fruition will be your hallmarks.

If you're also well-acquainted with Character Generation tools within Unreal Engine, consider it an ace up your sleeve. Your familiarity with these tools will enable you to seamlessly contribute to our projects. As an integral part of our journey, you'll play a pivotal role in extending our existing Art Direction to reach a world-class standard.

So, if you're an experienced artist who's not only passionate about accelerating and refining character art but also about fostering teamwork and innovation, we're eagerly anticipating your pivotal role in our relentless pursuit of excellence at GOALS.

Ideally you have...

• Proven yourself by crafting character models that have made it into one or more AA or AAA games.
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine.
• Track record of crafting character models featured in one or more released AA or AAA games.
• Proficiency in Maya/Blender, Photoshop, Substance Painter, and Z-brush or equivalent tools.
• Love for owning the artistic process, taking charge from the first stroke to the final product. You enjoy coming up with new ideas and putting fresh spins on existing ones.
• Great communication and cross-collaboration skills.

It's nice if you have...

• Passion for playing & making games.
• Tech Art skills like skinning and rigging.
• Worked with in-engine Character Creator tools using blend-shapes/Joint-scaling etc.

About the Employment

The position is permanent and you can work from our Stockholm office, hybrid or fully remote from anywhere in Europe. It is important that you are able to communicate unhindered in verbal/written English.

For this position we do not offer relocation assistance.

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth, working at GOALS has many other benefits like occupational pension, 30 days PTO, flexible work hours, stock options and more. Learn more here.

Application

For this role we would like you to include:

• LinkedIn-profile, CV or any other document that showcase your experience
• A link to your portfolio

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t feel that you tick all the boxes. You just might be exactly what we need, even if we haven’t understood it yet. GOALS is still a young company and we change quickly. But one thing that never changes is our conviction that we need a diverse studio environment, filled with different perspectives and skills.