World Builder

We’re looking for a Lead Character Artist with the passion and know-how to drive the creation of diverse characters. As the Lead Character Artist you will establish our character style, maintain our character creation process, and play a pivotal role in developing character-centric game features. SuperNatural embraces a highly collaborative and iterative development process, so this role will involve working with a variety of other departments and feature teams. The ideal candidate is a blend of excellent artist, effective manager, and understands the technical requirements and demands of a modern AAA character pipeline. This position is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor and execute your vision for building the best-looking characters possible.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

• Lead and guide the team to create stunning stylized characters in a contemporary art style.
• Sculpt/model, UV & texture, high & low polygon meshes.
• Work with the Concept Art and Animation teams to maintain the high quality with a solid character art pipeline.
• Collaboration with the tech team to help develop character tech and improve workflow
• Plan, organize and prioritize tasks with the Producer
• Modeling, texturing, and implementation of real-time characters.
• Track the creation process, identify problems, and find solutions.
• Contributing to concept art and art direction, also taking initiative to improve pipelines
• Collaboration with the Creative Director to maintain consistency on the art style
• Identify and troubleshoot problems and provide solutions
• Provide feedback to the team, mentor for the best practices
• Create documentation of pipelines and style guides
• Ensure performance and technical quality of character assets

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 5+ years working in the game industry, specializing in Character modeling
• A portfolio which demonstrates excellent Character Modeling skills.
• Unreal Engine & Console game experience
• Excellent knowledge on game art pipelines
• Ability to manage character creation from concepts to the detailed and finished product
• Being able to adapt to stylized art style. (Arcane, Spider verse)
• Excellent modeling, texturing, UV layout, PBR materials
• Knowledge of character anatomy, clothing, faces, hair
• Solid skills in Maya / MudBox / ZBrush, Substance Painter or equivalent
• Ability to give constructive feedback.
• A keen eye for composition, shape, color, and detail
• Great communication and leadership skills and being a team player
• Staying up to date on industry trends

WHAT ELSE WOULD BE HANDY

• Having a fine arts background.
• Proficiency with Game Engines
• Experience collaborating with Outsource partners.