Senior Character Artist

We have partnered with an interactive electronics company in the Portsmouth, NH area to provide them with a Senior Character Artist.

Please review the below description and if you are interested please contact:

• Vahidin Topcagic at vtopcagic@relevante.biz, 314-853-6670

Our client is seeking a Character Artist who will have a proven track record of resolving the most complex and broad-reaching challenges relating to character design, technical implementation, and creating leading-edge visuals. In addition to current “best practices” and competitive awareness, this artist is expected to understand emerging trends and technologies in video game content creation and to make strategic recommendations as to how they may benefit and/or impact the organization.

Responsibilities of the Senior Character Artist:

• Responsible for developing and ultimately personally creating quality benchmark assets that are in style and within specifications for the game
• Interpret concept designs while taking into account technical and design constraints such as draw calls, poly counts, texture memory limits, and gameplay boundaries
• Beyond aesthetic skills and knowledge, be aware of current and cutting edge technology for 3d art production trends and processes, tools, and techniques: 3D modeling, textures, materials/shaders, lighting, etc.
• Work with other art disciplines and other departments to help develop systems and tools to establish technical and aesthetic guidelines for game art assets
• Ensure that all assets created internally by your team and by outsourcing resources are consistent with the style and technical guidelines of benchmark assets and all assets are performant
• Support the Art Director/Management with documentation, planning, scheduling, internal/ external assignment preparation, and critiques as required

Requirements of the Senior Character Artist:

• Artist specializing in character / organic modeling using Maya, Zbrush, or Mudbox
• Demonstrated mastery of the human figure
• Mastery in creating character surfaces and materials using Substance Painter and Photoshop
• Exceptional understanding of next-generation asset creation pipelines and tools
• Demonstrated proficiency in traditional hard-surface poly modeling techniques
• An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, and silhouette in regard to modeling
• Superior eye for light, shade, color, and detail in creating texture maps
• Self-motivation, superior communication skills, and a great team-player attitude
• Able to work creatively as part of a large or small group
• Proven problem-solving / prototyping ability
• Able to effectively collaborate with game designers and programmers
• Production experience creating characters for use in the Unreal 4 engine - preferred
• Previous experience as a character artist on multiple shipped titles - preferred

Benefits of the Senior Character Artist: 

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401 (k) Profit Share Plan

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