Freelance Middle Character Hair (Grooming) Artist
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Job Summary
Founded in 2012 N-iX Games is one of the biggest game development and art production vendors in Ukraine working with leading publishers and media enterprises around the globe. The team of 240 professionals focuses on full-cycle game development VR solutions and content creation for all the most popular platforms. The studio has successfully collaborated with over 40 clients including Paradox Interactive Tempo Storm Supermassive Games and VRChat.
At N-iX Game & VR Studio we strive to deliver AAA-quality work and are looking for exceptional talent to join us. If you are excited about the opportunity to collaborate and grow among passionate experts we invite you to our team!
We are seeking an experienced Middle Hair (Groom) Artist to join us for a specific project. Your primary responsibility will be to create high-quality realistic hair hairstyles and beards for the 3D characters. The position requires collaboration on a freelance basis.
Responsibilities:
- Create realistic hair hairstyles moustaches beards fur and other hair-based elements for in-game character models
- Work with both spline-based and hair-card-based grooming workflows including creation styling and geometry optimisation
- Identify and resolve grooming-related issues across projects
- Optimisation of finished objects in accordance with the specified technical limitations
- Stay current with emerging technologies and trends related to grooming; share relevant information and knowledge with the team to ensure everyone is aligned
- Cooperate with other artists to streamline the art creation process
- Work with the producer to follow the plan and schedule
Required Skills:
- 2 years of professional experience as a 3D hair (grooming) artist or in a related job
- Good knowledge of photorealistic game art
- Strong knowledge of artistic anatomy
- Strong knowledge of ZBrush X-Gen (or similar) Maya 3ds Max or Blender Substance Painter Unreal Engine 5
- Experience with game engines specifically Unreal Engine 5 and a solid understanding of real-time materials and lighting
- Good understanding of sculpting basics: proportion shapes color and material
- Good understanding of composition and lighting
- Ability to rationally distribute polycount at the facility
- Knowledge of modern pipelines and technical limitations
- Familiarity with a game development cycle
- Strong portfolio showing 3D art skills Ability to follow and correctly interpret the concept
- Understanding of modern pipelines and technical limitations for creating 3D models
- Good organisation time management problem-solving and communication skills
As a plus:
- Character Artist background
- Experience working on shipped AAA titles
- Passion for games
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program tech talks and trainings centers of excellence and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
Key Skills
- 3ds Max
- Computer Graphics
- Perforce
- Zbrush
- Unreal Engine
- Maya
- Painting
- Teaching
- Adobe Photoshop
- Digital Art
- Music Therapy
- Unity
About Company
N-iX is a global software development company that helps world’s leading organizations achieve lasting business value using advanced technology.
