Contract Senior Character Artist Needed at NYC Studio!
THQ, Kaos Studios
Senior Character Artist
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]**This is a contract on-site position**[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kaos Studios is looking for an experienced and talented Senior Character Artist (contract/on-site) to join our Art team in New York City! [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The ideal candidate for this position will be a talented and experienced character artist who, beyond their production artist role, can serve as a mentor to junior artists. The candidate will have a passion for making games, excellent artistic skills, and an understanding of the technical constraints working within the console-game environment. This person will work closely with the Art Director and Character Supervisor to continually raise the quality of our character work and pipelines. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Job Responsibilities:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hard copy demo reels can be mailed to (online portfolio strongly preferred): [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]THQ, NY [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Attn: Recruiting [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]129 W. 27th St. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]8th floor [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]New York, NY 10001 [/FONT]
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Senior Character Artist
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]**This is a contract on-site position**[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Kaos Studios is looking for an experienced and talented Senior Character Artist (contract/on-site) to join our Art team in New York City! [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The ideal candidate for this position will be a talented and experienced character artist who, beyond their production artist role, can serve as a mentor to junior artists. The candidate will have a passion for making games, excellent artistic skills, and an understanding of the technical constraints working within the console-game environment. This person will work closely with the Art Director and Character Supervisor to continually raise the quality of our character work and pipelines. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Job Responsibilities:[/FONT]
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- Sculpt, model, texture and implement industry-leading characters into the game.
- Execute on the artistic vision for a project under the guidance of the Art Director and Character Supervisor.
- Provide technical direction, leadership, and guidance to other artists.
- Help to innovate on process and technique within the character pipeline.
- Work successfully with programmers, game designers and other artists to achieve the best results possible.
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- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills. Ability to work under tight deadlines with a large team and achieve great results.
- 5+ years industry experience.
- High level proficiency utilizing Mudbox/Zbrush, Maya and Photoshop or similar software.
- Positive and professional attitude at all times.
- Strong Artistic skills and technical knowledge.
- Possesses strong work ethic, self-direction and artistic vision.
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- Next Gen Console experience.
- Prior Senior level experience.
- Experience with Unreal Engine 3.
- Knowledge or practice of Scrum-Agile is a plus.
- Scripting skills in Maya and/or Unreal Engine 3.
- Rigging and/or animation skills.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hard copy demo reels can be mailed to (online portfolio strongly preferred): [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]THQ, NY [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Attn: Recruiting [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]129 W. 27th St. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]8th floor [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]New York, NY 10001 [/FONT]
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