Senior Character Artist

2 Months ago • 5 Years +
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SummaryBy Outscal

Senior Character Artist with 5+ years experience, expert in game art processes, texturing pipelines, anatomy, and photorealism. Strong skills in 3ds Max, Blender, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, Zbrush.
Crytek is looking for an exceptional Senior Character Artist to support the Hunt: Showdown team in our Frankfurt, Germany studio.
 
*Sample pictures or a link to a webpage, which shows sample work, are required.*
 

Relocation & Remote Work
 
For this position, you have one of the following options:
 
1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.
 
2. If you are already living in one of the following countries, we are able to offer you a permanent work contract and allow you to work remotely as an employee from there. 
 
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom
Spain
Poland
Austria
 
3. If you are interested in full-time remote work in any other country (max. +/- 2 hours CET), we can offer you a freelance contract arrangement.
 

Responsibilities

    • Ability to creatively translate concepts, ideas into authentic characters with an attention to detail.
    • Creating in-game characters from scratch following a concept art or art direction by keeping in mind and following the technical requirements.
    • Crafting textures needed to display a photorealistic human in game.
    • Working closely with Tech Art, Concept Art and other dependent departments throughout the character production process.

Requirements

    • 5+ years of professional experience in a Character Artist capacity.
    • Expert understanding of current game art processes, texturing pipelines, limitations and dependencies.
    • Good understanding of anatomy and representing anatomy in topology. 
    • Strong skills on facial sculpting and knowledge of setup for facial animation. 
    • Strong knowledge of 3ds Max or Blender, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer and Zbrush. 
    • Strong ability to create believable photorealistic human characters within a games engine.
    • Ability to creatively translate concepts, ideas into authentic characters with an attention to detail. 
    • Good English communication and writing skills. 
    • A positive, problem-solving and team-oriented attitude.
    • Be proactive, self-motivated and be able to work without direct supervision. 
    • Strong knowledge of common real-time game engines. 
    • The ability to manage and supervise mid-level and junior artists and willingness to carry out mentorship tasks. 

    • All 3D Character Artist candidates must have a portfolio that demonstrates
    • A good eye for character design.
    • Keen eye on detail and realism.
    • Organic character elements (such as a human face) and non-organic character elements (such as metal armor).
    • Game ready garment assets using Marvelous Designer.
    • High polygon sculpting.
    • Texturing on game characters presented in real-time engines.
    • Ability to derive a well structured low-poly model from the high poly model.
    • Efficient UV layout for low-poly characters.
What you can expect from us
 
Career Path 
Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives. 
 
Company Apartment 
To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.* 
 
Relocation Support 
We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family. 
You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).* 
            
Public Transport Pass 
Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.* 
 
Gym Card 
A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.
 
International Environment 
We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity. 
 
German Classes 
Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family. 
  
Events
Join us on our exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, our annual trip to Gamescom in Cologne, and many more!* 
We are all gamers: stay connected and play games with your colleagues at our remote gaming parties.
 
Vacation Days 
At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off.
If you are working from another country, local standards apply.
 
  
*only applicable to employees in Frankfurt.

About The Company

Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development solution CRYENGINE. With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and studios in Kiev (Ukraine), and Istanbul (Turkey), Crytek has created multiple award-winning titles, including the original Far Cry, the Crysis series, Ryse: Son of Rome, Warface, The Climb, Robinson: The Journey and Hunt: Showdown. Crytek delivers fun and innovative gaming experiences for PC, consoles, and VR and continues to grow its reach in the games-as-a-service market. Every Crytek game is created with CRYENGINE, which can be used by anyone to create games.


For more information visit www.crytek.com - www.cryengine.com and www.huntshowdown.com

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