Senior Character Artist
Senior Character Artist
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$ 138200 - 172700
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Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation technology and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
This is a hybrid position based at the Naughty Dog studio in Santa Monica CA.
For nearly 40 years Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative gameplay and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The Last of Us Part II Remastered as well as a current generation remake of The Last of Us Part I for the PS5. Were also proud to say that The Last of Us Parts I & II are now available for the first time on PC. Currently were busy at the kennel working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and wed love to find talented individuals to join us.
Naughty Dog games have long been lauded for their evocative character-driven stories and attention to detail. We are committed to innovation within our games and as such have curated some of the top creative and technically innovative minds in the industry. We welcome diverse candidates and believe that a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall well-being and success of the studio and the titles we craft together.
The Character Art team is looking for a highly technical and artistic Senior Character Artist to join our team in creating the next generation of award-winning story telling! We are looking for an artist who can help create characters creatures AND develop pipelines that help streamline and push boundaries to create compelling characters that fit seamlessly within the narrative-driven worlds we build. By working alongside other departments and disciplines to inform inspire collaborate and develop artistic solutions to technical obstacles youll help ensure our character pipeline is at the forefront of AAA development.
What you will do:
Work with artists technical artists and engineers to design implement and maintain new workflows that will help streamline and enhance our tools shaders and processes
Use provided concept art and references to create highly detailed character and creature models
Create high poly models UVs in game topology and textures to ensure high quality in game characters that work within our technical constraints while also looking for areas to develop and push past our current boundaries
Monitor the needs of rigging animation and design to ensure clear characters in game
Maintain a clear and consistent workflow under an established schedule
Work closely to FX and Lighting artists to create characters that meet artistic and technical requirements
Provide direction to character artists for aesthetic and technical considerations
Work closely with the Tool and Engine Team to develop new or improve upon old techniques to improve character model quality
Work closely with Leads Principals and Directors to keep quality and style consistent across all characters
Help document new and existing pipelines to streamline processes for internal and external artists
Act as a power user to evaluate and demo new software and tools from 3rd party developers for the character pipeline
What skills will you use:
Highly skilled at working with and defining standards for PBR materials topology and in game character pipelines
Experience developing shaders with technical artists and programmers
Intermediate knowledge of python scripting not required but a plus
Highly skilled at sculpting modeling texturing shading characters and assets for games
High level knowledge of hair curve and card creation for next gen games
Keen eye to form lighting colors and composition
Very strong portfolio showing high quality characters
At least 5 years of experience as a character artist working on at least one AAA title
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including color nationality ethnic national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
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In addition this role is eligible for SIEs top-tier benefits package that includes medical dental vision matching 401(k) paid time off wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Clickhere to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$138200 - $172700 USD
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
