Lead Character Artist AAA Games London – REF 2365

A great opportunity has opened for an experienced Lead Character Artist to join a well-established AAA studio, this role is offered at their studio located in London.

What you will be doing:

• Work closely with the Art Director and Creative Director to define the look and feel of the game’s characters
• Be responsible for creating, establishing, and maintaining high-quality characters
• Inspire and motivate your team, proving mentorship and feedback to maintain high-quality art with best practices and workflows
• Identify and communicate risks and weaknesses
• Help your team, in terms of maintaining quality, efficiency, and consistency through feedback and mentoring
• Collaborate with Art and Design Directors to create technical sound, engaging and memorable characters
• Proactively seek areas for improvement in the Character Art development pipeline

Who you are:

• 5+ years of experience in a Character Artist role or similar
• An impressive portfolio demonstrating a strong understanding of form, silhouette, shape, texture, colour, and lighting
• Experience in managing a Character Art Team
• Great experience and proficiency with 3D Studio Max or Maya, Zbrush, and Photoshop
• Superb 3D modelling and texturing skills
• Highly experienced working with multiple texturing workflows
• Experience with character pipelines and memory management of UVs, textures etc
• Strong knowledge and understanding of human anatomy, characterisation, proportions etc
• Good knowledge of mechanical construction and functionality e.g., gear, weapons etc
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with no crunch
• Great benefits including private medical and dental cover
• Generous bonus and reward schemes
• Friendly and supportive work environment
• Excellent additional perks including discounts, car leasing schemes etc

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2365.

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