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Senior/ Principal 3D Character Artist - Unannounced Warcraft Mobile Project
1 year ago
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Senior/ Principal 3D Character Artist - Unannounced Warcraft Mobile ProjectRequisition ID:
R018320Job Description:
Blizzard is looking for a highly motivated and talented 3D character artist to join a new Warcraft mobile project. In this role, you will bring all forms of 3D characters and creatures to life, and to push our project’s visual fidelity.
Your broader experience with game development and the character pipeline will help you work collaboratively with designers, concept artists, technical artists, and animators to ensure that you are always putting gameplay first when it comes to developing amazing characters.
Importantly, this will include giving direction on art assets produced by external partners, thus previous experience working with external artists is highly desired. You should have an ability to provide clear paint-over and verbal feedback to others, both internally and externally.
Sound fun? If you’re up to the challenge of helping realize the next epic Warcraft title, we want to hear from you!
COVID-19 Hiring Update:
We've transitioned to a work-from-home model, and we're continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person's circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.
Responsibilities
- Create both high resolution 3D sculpts and final low polygon and texture game assets
- Couple hand crafted techniques and next-gen materials to achieve our unique vision
- Partnering with other artists, designers, and tech artists to collaborate on creative solutions to solve complex character pipeline problems and bringing assets to life
- Ability to collaborate with external partners and own the quality control over incoming art assets, by providing paint overs and feedback, to deliver quality assets to the development team
- Create benchmark art assets and best practices guides
Requirements
- Understanding everything about sculpting the form, shape, structure, and silhouette for human and creature anatomy and knowing how to stylize them as needed
- Great eye for light, shading, color, and detail in creating texture maps
- Exceptional understanding of next generation asset creation pipelines and tools
- Demonstrated proficiency in traditional hard-surface poly modeling techniques
- Self-motivation, outstanding communication skills, and a great team-player attitude
- Proven problem-solving / prototyping abilities
- Able to effectively collaborate with every department of a game development team (game designers, programmers, tech art, animation, etc.)
Pluses
- Experience in creating visual designs that support gameplay-oriented goals
- Skill in one or more related disciplines – illustration, animation, visual effects, or technical art
- Have shipped an AAA PC or console title as a character artist
You’ll need to provide us with:
- Your Resume
- Your Portfolio – Only digital applications will be accepted such as a website, blog, or online album. Physical media will not be accepted.
- Must be willing to complete an art assessment if requested to do so
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification in the job posting. At Activision Blizzard we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t believe you meet every single qualification outlined. We also do our best to ensure all applications received are responded to.
Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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