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Lead Character Artist

3 months ago

Warwickshire, United Kingdom Playground Games Full time

Description

Playground Games is looking for Lead Character Artist to join our talented Forza Horizon team here in Leamington Spa.

About us 

As a premier first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and most of all, fun. We are looking to expand our diverse team as we continue driving forward our BAFTA award-winning Forza Horizon franchise.

About the role 

As Lead Character Artist you’ll oversee the Character Art team, working in conjunction with the Art Director and Art Manager to plan work for the team and ensure our high-quality bar is realised. You will be expected to steer your team in creating clean and functional topology, high quality materials and optimise content for game, being comfortable leading communications with technical departments. You are familiar with industry standard software packages such as 3DSMax or Maya and have extensive experience with Brush and Substance Painter. You have exceptional knowledge of human anatomy and possess a great understanding of best practices to suit animation needs and engine requirements.

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

Skills: 

A proven track record leading, mentoring and developing character artists’ skills.  An interest in contemporary fashion  A good understanding of technical considerations for character creation, with the ability to communicate with technical team members  Established character production workflows such as creating clean deformable topology, efficient UV mapping and baking, texturing, and cloth creation techniques  Strong understanding and demonstration of human anatomy and proportions  A self-motivated team player, with good communication skills 

What you will bring:

Experience on shipped AAA game projects  Portfolio demonstrating real time character artwork to very high standard  A genuine passion for video games  Experience with outsourcing and co-development is a bonus