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Senior Character Artist

JOB TITLE: Senior Character Artist

LOCATION: Brno, Czech Republic

FUNCTION: Art/Animation

REPORTS TO: Lead Character Artist

CONTRACT: Permanent

What We Need:

We are looking for a talented Senior Character Artist to join our team and bring expertise, motivation, and a mature skill set. S/he defines, develops and maintains high-end-run game characters. The Senior Character Artist works closely with Lead Artist, Lead Animator and Art Director, and also with animators and cutscene editors to create the best possible impression in the final game.

What You Will Do:

• Create the best possible highpoly and lowpoly 3D character models from concept art and reference materials, character textures and shaders, clothing, hair, and styling
• Adapt to the concept and style of the project
• Collaborate with animators and cutscene editors
• Keep the finished models working
• Self-education in terms of graphics and keeping track of latest trends in the given discipline
• Supervising and training less experienced colleagues

Who We Think Will Be A Good Fit:

• Impressive portfolio demonstrating strong artistic abilities
• Secondary school or university degree at Graphic Arts or equivalent demonstrated experience and knowledge
• Excellent knowledge of Maya (or 3ds Max), ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Photoshop
• Excellent knowledge of human anatomy, facial expressions, ability to capture personality
• Excellent knowledge of sculpting, drawing or painting in the classic technique
• Minimum three years of experience in game industry and at least one released project
• Advanced written and spoken English
• Knowledge of computer games

Nice To Have:

• Experience with Substance Designer and Marvelous Designer
• Experience with some tracking/scheduling tool (Hansoft, Jira, Shotgun, Trello, …)
• Interest in developing video games

Who We Are:

Hangar 13 is the internal 2K development studio behind the award-winning Mafia III. The studio is comprised of industry veterans drawn from a diverse range of studios, who have collectively shipped hundreds of titles across a wide variety of genres. Though we hail from all over the world, and our backgrounds are wildly different, one thing binds us all together – the belief that “Every Player’s Story is Unique.”

Hangar 13 is based in four locations: Novato (California), Brighton (UK), and Brno & Prague (Czech Republic). We are currently hard at work on our next AAA titles.
Located in the south-east part of the Czech Republic, just a 2-hour drive from Prague, 3 hrs from Budapest and a mere 90 minutes from Vienna, surrounded by vineyards from the south-east and highlands from the north-west, Brno is a comfortable place to live and work. The Czech Republic´s second largest city offers everything you need without the big city rush - modern architecture, perfect cuisine, award-winning bars, and diverse countryside.

If you are interested in this job opportunity, send us please your CV in English, a short letter of motivation also in English with an explanation why you are interested in this particular job, and a link to your online portfolio/website with your current work.
Email: jobscz@hangar13games.com

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