Character Artist
Character Artist
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Job Description
At Velan Studios we foster a culture of curiosity. Our games embrace diversity and are fueled by the adventurous spirit of our team. We are the creative minds behind titles like Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Knockout City Hot Wheels Rift Rally Bounce Arcade and Midnight Murder Club with multiple new projects in the works! Our studios mission is to pioneer groundbreaking gaming experiences and reimagine play in new ways. Were committed to pushing the boundaries of traditional gaming blurring the lines between reality and fantasy and revolutionizing the industry one game at a time.
Were looking for a skilled Character Artist to bring our games to life!
Responsibilities
- Create high quality character assets such as faces hair outfits and props
- Collaborate with Art Director and Leads to ensure assets are highquality and support the artistic vision for the project.
- Work closely with other teams such as concept animation and design to make sure characters are built to meet specifications
- Work from loose concepts and use your creativity to polish designs or generate new ideas by reusing parts from other characters
- Setup basic rigs and skinning for your characters
- Help establish processes and pipelines for the project
- Assist production and leads with reviewing schedules providing estimates and completing tasks on time.
- Stay up on current trends and techniques in the industry to help push quality and speed on the character art team.
Requirements
- Experience with stylized character art in a production environment
- 5 years of industry experience as a Character Artist or other relevant experience.
- Expertise in modeling sculpting topology and texturing and material work for characters.
- Ability to create highquality characters based on existing concept art in addition to working with the animation team with the goal of creating high quality expressive characters.
- Solid understanding of modern pbr material authoring techniques
- Basic working knowledge of rigging and skinning
- Advanced understanding of ZBrush Maya Adobe Photoshop Substance Painter and/or other game production tools.
- Experience working in Unreal Unity or other AAA Game Development Engines
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Selfdirection passion and creativity in your work.
- A receptiveness to feedback and the ability to act successfully on direct critique.
Bonus Points
- Concept and creative ideation (2D or 3D).
- Experience with character customization pipelines
- Rigging skinning and animation experience.
- Leadership and/or mentoring experience.
Velan Studios is dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if you are excited about a role but your experience doesnt align perfectly we encourage you to submit a General Application. Velan Studios is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion diversity and providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We seek to create a work culture that matches the diversity of our players.
Employment Type
Full-Time
