3D Generalist

Blackbird Interactive is seeking a 3D Generalist with at least 3 years of video game art production experience to join a smaller team working on a Survival Horror Game. The role involves modeling and texturing environment art, level kits, props, and characters, ensuring consistency with creative direction and technical constraints. Proficiency in Maya, Unreal Engine, PBR Material Pipeline, and Substance Painter/Designer is required. The studio offers a four-day work week and flexible work arrangements (in-studio, remote within Canada, hybrid).

Must Have

• Create 3D models, materials and textures to match creative direction, and design work.
• Work closely with the Creative team to keep scale, form details, and art quality consistent across all asset work.
• Work with the whole development team to produce assets that fit within a fully flowing and playable level.
• Adapt work methods to the project pipeline and meet technical constraints.
• Stay up to date on best practices in the video game industry.
• Work on tasks with clear direction, with and without supervision.
• Ability to maintain strong communication with the rest of the work group.
• Thorough knowledge and proficiency with Maya.
• Experience and proficiency with Unreal Engine.
• Experience with art asset creation and implementation.
• Experience and proven skillset with a PBR Material Pipeline.
• Knowledge of Substance Painter/Designer.
• Proven capability to work on multidisciplinary project teams and is able to handle changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, as well as a proven track record working with a team.

Good to Have

• Experience with a broad range of modern game engines.
• A passion for Horror games and Action Adventure games.
• Demonstrated passion for entertainment products/media (i.e. comics, movies, novels, etc.).

Perks & Benefits

• Four-day work week.
• In-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements.

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a four-day work week as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.

Blackbird Interactive is looking for a 3D Generalist with experience in levels and characters to join our smaller team. You'll model and texture assets, including environment art, level kit, props and a few characters for an exciting Survival Horror Game. If you like working on grounded, realistic environments in a gritty, story-driven interactive experience, this is the position for you!

We’re looking for someone with at least 3 years video game Art Production experience for this role.

Responsibilities

• Create 3D models, materials and textures to match creative direction, and design work.
• Work closely with the Creative team to keep scale, form details, and art quality consistent across all asset work.
• Work with the whole development team to produce assets that fit within a fully flowing and playable level.
• Adapt work methods to the project pipeline and meet technical constraints (including housekeeping and naming conventions).
• Stay up to date on best practices in the video game industry, work to integrate them into the project.
• Work on tasks with clear direction, with and without supervision.
• Ability to maintain strong communication with the rest of the work group.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge and proficiency with Maya.
• Experience and proficiency with Unreal Engine
• Experience with art asset creation and implementation.
• Experience and proven skillset with a PBR Material Pipeline.
• Knowledge of Substance Painter/Designer.
• Proven capability to work on multidisciplinary project teams and is able to handle changing priorities throughout a product life cycle.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, as well as a proven track record working with a team.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with a broad range of modern game engines
• A passion for Horror games and Action Adventure games
• Demonstrated passion for entertainment products/media (i.e. comics, movies, novels, etc.)

To be considered for this position please submit your portfolio of recent work along with your resume