[Colaboration] Weird Forge Studio: Concept, 3D, Environment, VFX, Lighting & Tech Artists
We Are looking for colaboratos! Join the Weird Forge Studio Team
Founded in December 2022, Weird Forge is an independent studio from Spain born from the ambition to create a deep strategy experience for seasoned players. We are currently immersed in the development of our first major project: a Dark Fantasy PVP Turn-Based Deckbuilder developed in Unity.
We are looking for creative minds and technical profiles who want to leave their mark on the project. If you are passionate about the genre and motivated to work in a collaborative environment where your artistic vision has a real impact, we want to meet you!
Open Roles
We are looking for specialists across the following disciplines:
- Concept Artist
- 3D Artist
- Character Artist
- Environment Artist
- Lighting Artist
- VFX Artist
- Tech Artist
General Requirements
- Proven experience in video game projects.
- Advanced proficiency in Unity and industry-standard tools (ZBrush, Blender/Maya, Substance Suite, etc.).
- Ability to work iteratively and embrace constructive feedback.
- A genuine passion for CCGs and strategy games.
Detailed Profiles
🎨 Concept Artist
- Focus on silhouette, form, and visual communication over "polish."
- Mastery of concept sheet pipelines, shape exploration, and turnarounds/callouts.
- Ability to establish style guides and maintain artistic direction.
👤 Character Artist
- Expertise in form, silhouette, and manual retopology.
- Full pipeline: Smoothing groups, UVs, Bakes, PBR, and Texture Packing.
- Experience with Grooming and Atlas generation.
- Bonus: Experience with version control (repositories).
🌍 Environment Artist
- Strong grasp of modularity and topology optimization.
- Pipeline for tileable textures and ad-hoc assets.
- Scene assembly in Unity: Prefabs, material configuration, and texture tuning.
- Bonus: Lighting proxies, post-processing, and repository usage.
⚔️ 3D Artist (Generalist)
- Familiarity with industry nomenclature, scales, and formats.
- Manual retopology, UVs, Bakes, and PBR.
- Texture packing, Atlas generation, and LOD creation.
✨ VFX Artist
- Basic modeling for emitters and VFX elements.
- Texture creation (Substance Designer) and simulation/sprite sheet generation.
- Proficiency in Unity VFX Graph and basic shading.
- Experience with version control (repositories).
💡 Lighting Artist
- Strong foundation in color theory, focus, and atmosphere.
- Experience with Unity 6 lighting pipelines (Baked & Real-time).
- Knowledge of performance optimization (overdraw, light counts, shadows).
- Mandatory use of repositories.
⚙️ Tech Artist
- Resource optimization, Shader Graph, and mastery of Unity 6 (URP).
- Technical management of scenes, materials, and textures.
- Bonus: HLSL Shaders, procedural tools/automation, and technical documentation.
What We Offer
- The chance to join a project during its key development stages.
- A young, creative environment with a clear vision.
- Flexibility and a team of humans truly passionate about game dev.
How to Apply
Ready to forge something new? Send your updated Portfolio and CV to:
📧 weirdforgestudio@gmail.com
Subject Line: [Profile Name] - Application
Please include a brief note on why you are interested in joining this specific project.
We can’t wait to see your work!