Schell Games - Character Artist
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3D Character Artist
Schell Games is currently seeking a talented 3d character artist to join our current team, working on projects ranging from online worlds and handheld games to themed interactive attractions. Team experience is essential as is the ability to be self-directed and prioritize your workload efficiently. Passion for precise adhesion to character design guidelines and the ability to reach a wide range of styles within the media are crucial. Excellent knowledge of high to low res pipelines, texture painting, and material creation is required.
Major Responsibilities
Schell Games is currently seeking a talented 3d character artist to join our current team, working on projects ranging from online worlds and handheld games to themed interactive attractions. Team experience is essential as is the ability to be self-directed and prioritize your workload efficiently. Passion for precise adhesion to character design guidelines and the ability to reach a wide range of styles within the media are crucial. Excellent knowledge of high to low res pipelines, texture painting, and material creation is required.
Major Responsibilities
- Produce exceptional character assets for in game use that fulfill project goals and designs
- Work closely with the art director, character and animation leads, and concept art team to ensure consistency between the concept and final game asset
- Work collaboratively with the design and technical team to support game asset implementation and pipelines
- Work quickly in a team atmosphere while adhering to the Agile/Scrum production process, schedules, and milestone deliveries
- Portfolio of work displaying examples of outstanding character/creature creation and process
- Solid knowledge of human and animal anatomy, organic and hard surface sculpting, texture painting, and material creation
- Expert knowledge of the high to low res pipeline, including retopology and unwrapping tools, and in-engine shader creation
- Expert knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, and Photoshop
- Flexibility with adoption of art styles and direction is critical
- BS/BA/BFA degree in graphic design, fine arts, animation, visual communication, or similar
- Minimum 5 years industry experience in character creation for next-gen platforms
- Character concept art development
- Lighting and rendering experience
- Knowledge of skinning and rigging fundamentals