Experienced Character Artist

Climax Studios, established over 30 years ago, is seeking an onsite Experienced Character Artist for their state-of-the-art studio in Portsmouth. The role involves conceptualizing, modeling, and texturing beautifully crafted characters for games. Candidates should have a strong portfolio showcasing creative flair, core fundamentals, and industry experience with at least one published game. The artist will contribute to telling stories through visually stunning characters.

Must Have

• Showcase creative flair and core fundamentals like solid topology, UV's, and texturing.
• Deep understanding and knowledge in Maya and Zbrush, plus proven foundation in Photoshop.
• Portfolio demonstrating flexibility and a good eye for form, shape, composition, and fun.
• Experience with Substance Painter.
• Experience with facial blendshapes and wrinkle maps.
• Hair authoring experience (full strand based and hair cards).
• Good knowledge of anatomy.
• MetaHuman knowledge.
• Examples of hard surface work.
• Include CV, cover letter, and a link to website or portfolio.

Good to Have

• Good working knowledge of Unreal 4/5.
• Experience using Marvelous Designer and/or scan development pipelines.

Perks & Benefits

• Excellent holiday package
• Regular social events
• Friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
• Ongoing training and development, with career progression
• Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Dental Insurance
• Group Income Protection
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Eye-Care Vouchers
• Bring your doggo to work
• Bean to cup coffee machine in the studio
• Fresh fruit and healthy snacks provided daily, breakfast and some not so healthy snacks
• In-house clubs and socials (board games, tennis, football, D&D nights)
• Regular Socials including Project Wrap Parties, team and studio events, Christmas and annual Summer parties and charity fundraising events

Description

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Climax Studios was established over 30 years ago, we have an extensive history in developing all kinds of digital experiences across all formats, and we have won multiple awards along the way. You’ll be based out of our brand new, state of the art studio at Lakeside North Harbour set in stunning 130-acre landscaped grounds in Portsmouth.

We are seeking an onsite Experienced Character Artist. You will be able to provide us with examples of beautifully constructed characters, clean geometry, texture and material work. You will have a number of years’ experience as a Character artist in the industry with at least one published game to your name. As part of our Character Art team, you will be asked to utilise your wealth of experience in conceptualising, modelling, and texturing to tell stories through beautifully crafted characters.

Requirements

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• Be able to showcase some creative flare as well as displaying core fundamentals such as solid topology, UV's and texturing
• A deep understanding and knowledge in Maya and Zbrush plus a proven foundation in Photoshop
• You should be able to display a folio with a wide range of examples demonstrating flexibility and a good eye for form, shape, composition and fun - we love nothing more than to see someone who loves their craft and enjoys what they do
• A good working knowledge of Unreal 4/5 as well as experience using Marvelous Designer and/or scan development pipelines is beneficial.
• Experience with Substance Painter.
• Experience with facial blendshapes and wrinkle maps
• Hair authoring experience - full strand based and hair cards
• Good knowledge of anatomy
• MetaHuman knowledge
• Examples of hard surface work
• Please don’t forget to include your CV, a cover letter, and most importantly a link to your website or portfolio, it’s very difficult for us to assess your art abilities if you don’t supply us with any

Benefits

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• Excellent holiday package
• Regular social events
• A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
• Ongoing training and development, with career progression
• Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Dental Insurance
• Group Income Protection
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Eye-Care Vouchers

Perks

• Bring your doggo to work! We're a dog friendly studio, bring your pooch in to meet us.
• Bean to cup coffee machine in the studio.
• Fresh fruit and healthy snacks provided daily, breakfast and some not so healthy snacks.
• In-house clubs and socials. From board games, tennis, football to D&D nights, there are lots of opportunities to socialise.
• Regular Socials including Project Wrap Parties, team and studio events, Christmas and annual Summer parties and some great charity fundraising events.

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We endeavour to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

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