Lead Character Artist – AAA Games – Malmo, Sweden

This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it is safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.

Project: AAA Games

OPMs client, based in the beautiful city of Malmö is looking for a talented Lead Character Artist to join their team for an incredibly exciting project that has got a lot of hype around it

The successful candidate will have a rich history in the AAA games industry as either a Senior or a Lead whilst also being technically gifted and problem solving orientated

REQUIREMENTS:

• Robust experience in AAA game development, either as a Lead or a Senior who has been carrying out the tasks of a lead and would like to make the step up
• Hands-on experience working with 3D sculpting applications such as ZBrush
• Experience with texturing tools such as substance painter and designer
• Knowledge of rigging principles and technical constraints of characters to understand the impact on the extended pipeline
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience working with for example 3ds Max and Maya for building game characters
• Experienced mentoring, with a strong urge to support your team and critique their work when required

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead key team members and guide them through their process of the creation of in-game characters
• Be a voice of authority in all aspects of the pipeline, such as shading, texturing, modelling, marvellous/substance painter, or designer
• Use your high level of technical understanding to solve all issues that you may face within the pipeline and to teach other on how to overcome these problems
• Collaborate with other departments such as production to ensure that everyone’s
• Ensure that all character art assets are delivered on schedule, and that all your team are keeping up with the deadlines that you set
• Fix bugs and optimize game assets for required performance and to comply with specifications on various platforms

DESIRED SKILLS (good to have):

• A background within fine art
• Experience with animation
• Experience with Marvellous Designer
• Experience with outsourcing workflows or cross-site experience

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call directly today on +44 1206 214 417!