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Senior Character Artist
12 months ago
Job Description
We are currently seeking a motivated and skilled Senior Character Artist to work on The Division: Heartland.If you’re enthusiastic about the Tom Clancy franchise, then come join our team of passionate gamers and industry experts!
We welcome people working in our Cary studio or remotely within the continental US.
What you´ll do
- Your task is to produce high-quality character assets that meet the artistic vision for the game and meet technical standards.
- Collaborate with Lead artists to create the desired experience and style of characters and vanity.
- As part of your responsibilities, you will be expected to improve and elevate the quality of characters and their appearance throughout the development process while also identifying opportunities to make intelligent optimizations to their meshes.
- Work well with other character artists across the team and serve as a mentor to junior artists. Raising the proficiency level of character production across the studio working on The Division Heartland.
- Take ownership of specific segments of the character pipeline and oversee the day-to-day management of its contents.
- Assist fellow artists and concept artists in discovering techniques for creating shapes and surfaces that utilize topology effectively and are suitable for animation.
Qualifications
What you´ll bring
- Advanced knowledge of 3DSMax/Maya/Blender, Photoshop, ZBrush or Mudbox, Marvelous Designer and Substance Painter.
- 5+ years of game development experience
- Excellent knowledge of real-time modeling techniques (shaders, PBR, normal, displacement etc.)
- Strong character art focused portfolio showing 3D art skills and demonstrating a high level of artistic creativity.
- Strong high & low resolution for games modeling and texturing skills within a PBR pipeline.
- Good understanding of human anatomy and character design aesthetics.
- Ability to be receptive to art direction and constructive feedback from project art leads.
- Familiarity to integrate your models in a real time engine and overall understanding of version control software.
- Good communication skills.
Additional Information
WHAT YOU'LL GET:
- Heavily subsidized paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents
- Paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) plan with match.
- New hires start with 3 weeks of vacation annually, increasing to a cap of 5 weeks based on years of service along with 3 additional weeks of wellness time.
- 10 paid holidays (and we’re closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day).
- 12 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Rocket Lawyer online legal service membership.
- Body-Mind-Soul monthly reimbursement program for eligible activities.
- Strong, incentivized, employee referral program.
- Flexible work schedule.
- Access to all of the latest Ubisoft games for PC.
- Generous discount on new Ubisoft games.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
MORE ABOUT US
Ubisoft’s 21,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.
Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft are committed to making our own active contribution to global carbon neutrality. In September 2020, we implemented a long-term commitment called Play Green acts on two key priorities:
Reduce the company’s carbon footprint by decarbonizing our direct operations on 4 levers: transition to renewable energy, efficiency, self-restraint and shift towards low carbon alternatives. Inspire team members, partners and players by raising awareness our stakeholders and encouraging positive action for the climate and the environment.
We do not accept any unsolicited resumes submitted by staffing or placement agencies or recruiters.
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