NCSoft Orange County is seeking an experienced Lead Texture Artist to join its seasoned team of industry professionals led by key contributors of award winning massively multiplayer games. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a highly creative environment and contribute to the development of a new game from the ground up.
The Lead Texture Artist will work with the art director, character / creature team and design team to lead a team of texture artists to provide and apply textures for characters, creatures, armor, weapons, items, environments and interiors.
Requirements:
Highly creative, passionate, driven artist
Photoshop, Painter and ZBrush experience
Familiarity with shader based rendering including normal, specular and diffuse maps
Outstanding traditional illustration skills in multiple mediums, including a firm grasp of color theory
Experience in a broad variety of styles and genres
Minimum 3 years Game Industry experience required and/or minimum 2 shipped titles
Ability to cooperate on a team level a must
Ability to adhere to established creative direction
Online gaming experience a plus
To apply, please send portfolio samples or reel (or link to on-line reel/portfolio) and resume to:
Jobs-la@ncsoft.com
NCsoft Corporation
HR- Kristin Cotterell
1315 3rd Street Promenade Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
NCsoft is not responsible for returning any materials to the sender. If you would like your reel and/or portfolio samples sent back to you, please include self-addressed, stamped mailing materials.
No phone calls or drop ins please. EOE
Established in 1997 as a systems integration company in Seoul, South Korea, NCsoft is the world's largest independent online game company. In Korea, its hit game Lineage has attracted over 4 million active players, the greatest number of concurrent users in the world. Formerly known as Destination Games, the North American branch of NCsoft is led by famed Ultima designer and programmer Richard Garriott.
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C++ doesnt have to do with anything a teechnical artist does most of the time...
Max script or Mel script normally