Job Description
The 3D Character Art Lead is responsible for providing clear assessment to ensure visual targets are met and improve the quality of the assets being delivered. You will work with both internal and external development partners to support the creation, polish, and release of custom Avatar assets. You’re excited about solving novel problems driven by user-centric principles. Our creative teams, spread across several locations, are focused on creating content that invites users to engage in immersive, real-time experiences. If you’re excited about forging into new territory, and working with the mightiest in the industry, this may be just the role you’re looking for.
3D Character Artist, Avatars Responsibilities
• Manage the creative pipeline from vendor hand-off to publishing.
• Become an expert in the art pipeline and be able to train and mentor team members in moving work through the pipeline.
• Review high-resolution models in Maya, Blendery, Zbrush, or Mudbox
• Work within multi-disciplinary design teams to increase the expressiveness, customization, and diversity of avatars
• Actively participating in artistic, creative, and technical, problem-solving
• General 3D asset content polish including modeling, texturing, materials, and lighting, at both mobile and high-end specs.
• Iterate and polish assets in engine (Unity) and publish complete assets
• Contribute directly to both the conceptual thinking behind and the physical creation of detailed, high-quality products
Minimum Qualifications
• 6+ years professional content development experience in either game or film industries, including shipping one or more titles
• Experience leading and mentoring other artists, including strong communications skills to clearly express objectives and processes
• Experience communicating in a multi-disciplinary team, including engineers, artists, and designers
• Experience with one or more commercial game engines (e.g. Unreal or Unity)
• Expert knowledge of 3D modeling and asset creation packages Maya, ZBrush, and Photoshop.
• Experience locating and resolving content and asset performance bottlenecks through performance profiling and optimization
Skills & Requirements
Preferred Qualifications• Virtual or augmented reality experience• Knowledge of emerging technologies• Shader development experience
Pay: $35-40/hour
Location: Remote or on-site in CA
About Aquent Talent: Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.You will want to read this fine print. Part of our mission is to take care of you, so we offer the best benefits. Unlike other staffing companies, we provide talent with the same benefits that our CEO gets.This includes:
- A choice of three major medical plans (including vision coverage) plus dental insurance
- Paid sick leave for all hourly talent in the U.S. and Canada
- 401(k) with a match and immediate vesting
- Exclusive employee discounts through Promo Code: Aquent
- Access to hundreds of professional development courses through Aquent Gymnasium
- And much more
How to Apply
https://aquent.com/find-work/194473?src=cw
Remote work environment.
About the Company
Aquent Games is the #1 partner in the video game industry for studios and talent alike. Today’s leading AAA game studios trust us to recruit, staff, and employ the highly specialized talent they need. Aquent Games is powered by the largest staffing firm in the marketing, creative, and experience design space, recruiting and supporting A-players and making unparalleled matches for 35 years.
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