3D Game Artist - Kandu Studios
To apply: Send your portfolio, resume and a brief cover letter to careers@kandu.com
At Kandu Studios, we are on a bold mission to build awesome digital tools, toys, and games for kids and families. We are hiring a full-time 3D Game Artist to join one of our game-development teams in our NYC office in building a new kind of open world sandbox game.
We are looking for a highly motivated 3D game artist to create creatures that have emotions, humor and personality. You will be working closely with the team to follow our vision for the game, model, texturize the characters, and hand assets off for development.
Responsibilities (what you will be doing)
Requirements (you should have)
Bonus Points:
Please apply to careers@kandu.com with your resume and a brief cover letter that includes a link to your portfolio.
At Kandu Studios, we are on a bold mission to build awesome digital tools, toys, and games for kids and families. We are hiring a full-time 3D Game Artist to join one of our game-development teams in our NYC office in building a new kind of open world sandbox game.
We are looking for a highly motivated 3D game artist to create creatures that have emotions, humor and personality. You will be working closely with the team to follow our vision for the game, model, texturize the characters, and hand assets off for development.
Responsibilities (what you will be doing)
- Model and texture hand-crafted, realistic 3D characters
- Create high frequency details and mimic animal patterns
- Create assets for in-game implementation
- Work closely with engineers and designers to ensure that there is a clear understanding of tasks and the visual tone of the project is kept cohesive
- Proactively give creative input to the team
- Wear many hats as a game artist for a small studio
Requirements (you should have)
- At least 2-3 years of experience in game industry
- Expert in Maya and 3DS Max, Z-Brush, Photoshop, 3D painting software
- Ability to turn high-res assets to low-res game playable models in Unity
- Excellent sensibility in color, space and scale
- Good understanding of anatomy
- Be comfortable and flexible in a fast, agile environment
- Strong organizational and communication skills
Bonus Points:
- If you are a concept artist who is fluent in ZBrush and texturing, we welcome you!
- Project experience with Unity3D
- Experience in character animation
- Experience with PBR workflow
Please apply to careers@kandu.com with your resume and a brief cover letter that includes a link to your portfolio.