3D Lead Character Artist

Permanent contract

Cergy (95)

Position Duties
- Work closely with Art Director and Concept Artists to produce high quality AAA level characters and/or creatures and props for them.
- Lead a small team of Character Artists to guide them with style, training for best quality character that meets AAA next gen game expectations
- Creation of clean game character topology, UVs, bakes and textures.
- Creation of hair, fur related additions.
- Implementing game assets, including unique engine-material setup.
- Collaborate with other Artists to find the best solutions to all major technical and/or creative challenges facing the art team.
- Help contribute directly to conceptual ideas behind high-quality character creature art.
- Adapt to different type of projects in terms of their technical needs as well as artistic styles.
- At least 3+ years of experience working in the video game and/or film commercial industries.
- Strong knowledge of human anatomy, proportion, silhouette, clothing and its wrinkle behavior, topology and how it relates to rendering and deformation showcasing in personal / professional portfolio.
- Strong knowledge of 3D software like 3DS Max or Maya, Zbrush, Marvelous Designer etc.
- Understanding of a broad mix of character-related disciplines such as modeling, texturing, shading, rigging, skinning, animation, facial animation, and blend shapes.
- Proven experience of leading and managing other artist or teams in the past.
- Have good communication, coordination, and expression skills, and have the awareness and ability to facilitate and solve problems.
- Strong knowledge of how to create hair using classic planes + alpha or other methods.
- Strong knowledge of how to prepare assets for physical simulations such as cloth, hair.
- Ability to interpret 2D reference material and scan data into 3D textured and surfaced models.
- Work effectively with every department of the development process : designers, programmers, tech art, animation, etc.
- Knowledge of rendering budgets and other technical issues related to performance in real-time engines.
- Experience with PBR workflows using texturing software such as Substance Designer / Painter.

Bonus skills:

- Traditional art skills like drawing, painting or sculpting.
- Experience using more advanced in-game techniques for hair and fur creation (Nvidia Hairworks, UE groom editor, etc).
- Rigging skills.
- Basic knowledge of character animation.
- Mockup animation cleanup, preparation and integration.

Additional Information

What we offer
- Open and collaborative employee culture ;
- Team buildings and company activities ;
- Healthcare plan ;
- Partial remote work possible ;
- Oversee work opportunities ;
- Located in a green campus near RER ;
- Meal allowance ;
- Videogames and board-games library ;
- Complimentary drinks ;

And more...