TL;DR

Experienced Character Artist (Game Art): Conceptualizing, modeling, and texturing characters for published games with an accent on clean geometry, material work, and storytelling. Focus on utilizing Maya, Zbrush, and Unreal Engine to create high-quality, expressive characters.

Location: Onsite in London, United Kingdom. Must be based in the UK for this 12-month fixed-term contract.

Company

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What you will do

Utilise your experience in conceptualising, modelling, and texturing characters.
Tell stories through beautifully crafted characters.
Provide examples of beautifully constructed characters with clean geometry, texture, and material work.
Work as part of the Character Art team.

Requirements

Showcase creative flare as well as displaying core fundamentals such as solid topology, UVs, and texturing.
Deep understanding and knowledge in Maya and Zbrush, plus a proven foundation in Photoshop.
Display a folio with a wide range of examples demonstrating flexibility and a good eye for form, shape, and composition.
A number of years’ experience as a Character Artist in the industry with at least one published game.
Must be based in the UK for onsite work.

Nice to have

Good working knowledge of Unreal 4/5.
Experience using Marvelous Designer and/or scan development pipelines.
Experience with Substance Painter.
Experience with facial blendshapes and wrinkle maps.
Hair authoring experience (full strand-based and hair cards).
Good knowledge of anatomy.
MetaHuman knowledge.
Examples of hard surface work.

Culture & Benefits

Friendly, focused, ambitious, and relaxed working environment.
Excellent holiday package and regular social events.
Ongoing training and development, with career progression opportunities.
Group Private Medical Insurance (BUPA), Group Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Private Dental Insurance, Group Income Protection, and Company Pension Scheme.
Bean-to-cup coffee machine, fresh fruit, healthy snacks, and breakfast provided daily.
In-house clubs and socials, including board games, tennis, football, and D&D nights.