Principal Character Artist – Unannounced AAA Action RPG

Principal Character Artist – Unannounced AAA Action RPG

Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience, ideally shipping multiple high quality games
• Portfolio showing stylized or non photorealistic character art
• Experience in fantasy or fantasy adjacent genres
• Expertise in non photorealistic material and texture creation
• Expertise with Unreal Engine or equivalent game engine
• Strong understanding of human and animal/creature anatomy
• Zbrush, Maya, Substance and/or other creation software expertise
• Ability to work well within a cross-discipline, highly iterative, team environment
• Creative and technical ability to hit game performance targets for the best possible gameplay
• Ability to lead, either by example as a craft leader, or as a manager and mentor.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Art Director to define the Character Art style and pipeline
• Lead by example to elevate quality and process on the Character Art team
• Create high quality character and creature models, materials, and textures
• Find and tackle technical issues to ensure smooth gameplay, and work with the Tools team to build the best pipeline
• Strategize with a cross-discipline player experience team to accomplish art, gameplay, and technical goals
• Help define and maintain a consistently high quality bar for the game and franchise
• Direct and mentor other team members and external partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Pre-production and visual development experience
• Passion for fantasy universes in any form of media
• Diverse portfolio including both human and creature examples
• Experience with player driven customization and armor systems
• Deep technical art knowledge in Unreal engine is a plus but not required
• Passion for games, community, and creating rich player experiences
• Experience with multiplayer action games is a plus
• Experience with NPR or cel shaded workflows