Principal Character Artist

Maintain artistic direction and quality

• Produce high quality character creature and props suitable technically and artistically with the projects universe and visual direction.
• Cooperation on setting artistic vision benchmarks and helping define the style under Art Director/Lead supervision as well as maintaining the quality standards across the entire development pipeline.

Production/Deadline

• Produce work within specifications and maintain workflow pipelines within given deadlines.
• Bug Fixing and describing R&D case studies in the knowledge base.

Feedback

• Participate in reviews adapt to and implement feedback from leads and peers in a professional manner.
• Provide feedback and improvement to visual quality.

Collaboration/communication 

• Knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with Tech Art/Anim and lead on R&D initiatives to explore new techniques and implement improvements to pipelines and workflows.
• Occasionally support leads and HR collaboration in recruitment efforts.
• Occasionally support new hires onboarding process.

Other artistic specificity

• Working closely with Animation and Technical departments to ensure the character fulfills the quality expectations.
• Tuning (or creating) surface shaders for in-game characters.

Qualifications :

• A strong portfolio showcasing  character modeling and texturing skills.
• Excellent knowledge of industry-standard software packages for 3D modeling high-poly sculpting (Maya Max ZBrush Photoshop or their equivalents).
• Excellent knowledge of working in Substance Painter or similar PBR texture workflow.
• Ability to create believable characters that are full of life and personality.
• Ability to create high poly and low poly models as well as textures.
• Strong organic modeling skills (human faces clothing believable creatures).
• Ability to create complex creature types from bipeds to quadrupeds and beyond.
• Artistically interpret concepts or creatively push beyond an initial ideation.
• Excellent understanding of art fundamentals (shape form texture value and color) and anatomical knowledge of both bipedal and quadrupedal forms.
• Strong hard-surface modeling skills (armor weapons).
• Experience with PBR based shaders.
• Experience working with Unreal Engine.
• Adaptive.
• Ability to adapt and develop specific art style techniques and workflows with minimum guidance.

Software: 

• Maya/Max/Modo/Blender and ZBrush marvelous
• Designer Substance Painter Photoshop

Additional Information :

UK

• Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCFs employees and their families.
• Gympass for employees and family members.
• Online Polish and English language classes.
• Access to the pension scheme.
• Flexible working hours.
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

Poland

• Private medical healthcare including dental treatment for PCF members and their families (Signal Iduna).
• MultiSport card for you and your family members or friends.
• Free library with a wide range of games and books you have unlimited access to.
• In-company Polish and English language classes.
• Fresh fruit snacks and beverages for everyone in the office.
• Flexible working hours.
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions are included in the plan for members and their dependents.
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time