Full time in house 3D Artist
*IN HOUSE ONLY* Within the Midlands/Birmingham Worcestershire Area
Role and Purpose
Flix Interactive are looking for a talented and motivated individual to help develop and deliver high quality Environment Art for AAA Unreal 4 projects, both for Flix's own proprietary projects and high profile clients.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the art team to develop fully realised 3D assets for use in large-scale game world environments
- Communicate and collaborate with the Art Director & Level Designers to deliver models to specification that suit their environment and purpose
- Create and maintain texture and model libraries
- Work within the specifications of the project and technology, keeping the assets within budget, as well as implementing LODs and following per project naming conventions.
Requirements
- 3 years of relevant experience and a good understanding of Unreal Engine 4's art pipeline
- Demonstrate excellent understanding of colour theory in your texturing and be able to get the most out of props using the appropriate baked maps.
- Professional level of 3D modelling for games using 3D Studio Max or Maya, and sculpting packages such as Z brush
- Expert standard of unwrapping and texture creation using Photoshop and or Substance Painter.
- Strong understanding of material and model setup within Unreal Engine 4
- Knowledge of Allegorithmic or Quixel packages are a plus
Desirable Skills
- Ability to build particle systems using Niagra/Cascade
- Understanding of animation and how best to structure geometry for deformation
- Experience creating high quality 3D characters for games
Demonstrate the ability to..
- Think critically about the requirements of an asset or scene within technical and production limitations
- Self motivate and have pride in your work
- Work and communicate well within a team and studio environment
- Create high quality, optimised models to be presented within a dynamically lit game environment
- Be adaptive and master new tools in the process if required
- Take critique and guidance from others well
- Manage your time effectively to create assets in a timely fashion
Portfolio
Please send through your portfolio including a cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept PDF.
What We Offer
Based in Bromsgrove just outside Birmingham, Flix offers a friendly and nurturing atmosphere that will enable the opportunity to build and secure a career in the games industry. Our team are welcoming, passionate and active gamers as well as dedicated game developers.
If you have the drive and skills for making games and think you have what it takes to work within our team then we’d love to hear from you.
Send your application to – info@flixinteractive.com
For more information visit our site - www.flixinteractive.com
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