Playground Games - Character Artist - Contract

Character Designer
💰 Negotiable
📍 Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
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Based in Manchester, United Kingdom
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Character Designer is needed in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom.

Client: Playground Games

Location: Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Contract: Other

Job Description

Playground Games is looking for a Character Artist to join our talented Forza Horizon team in Leamington Spa on a contract basis. As a Character Artist, you will work closely with the Character teams to deliver high-quality game characters, providing feedback and documentation to outsource partners. Our ideal candidate is a highly skilled artist who is proficient in sculpting human anatomies and realistic clothing, and can communicate effectively with others.

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa, with a hybrid work model requiring a minimum of 3 days a week in studio.

Relocation assistance is available if required.

Requirements

What you’ll bring:

  • An interest in modern fashion
  • A self-motivated team player attitude with good communication skills
  • A passion for video games
  • Proficiency in 3DSMax, Maya, Marvelous Designer, ZBrush, Wrap3D and Substance Painter
  • Understanding and demonstration of human anatomy and proportions
  • A good understanding of technical considerations for character creation, with the ability to communicate with technical team members

What You’ll Do

  • Creation of realistic sculpting, retopology and texturing, as well as asset briefs for body, face, hair and garments
  • Integration of character assets in-engine, troubleshooting rendering and shader issues, and balancing textures
  • Collaborate closely with the Character, Tech Art, Tech Animation and Animation Teams to define pipelines and workflows, maintaining their documentation
  • Provide feedback to our outsource partners

Additional Information

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, believing that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable, and welcoming working environment that supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members.

Posted 2 months ago

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