Lead Materials Artist

ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES

Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is the independent AAA video game developer and publisher behind the free-to-play mobile game TECHNOCORE, the gamer-first blockchain GUNZ, and the upcoming next-gen battle royale Off The Grid, in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Kyiv, Ukraine; and London, UK. The company is helmed by CEO Vlad Korolov and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the games industry.  

Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ, etc.) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, which has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.  

The Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro Exodus, ARKTIKA.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO’s Chernobyl series), Petr Cherkes, Creative Design Director (The Last of Us, Uncharted 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic), Krasimir Nechevski, Animation Director (Adam, Book of the Dead), Nikolas Gekko, Lead Art Director, (Call of Duty: WWII, Halo Infinite, Destiny) and Kiran Pulicheri, Technical Art Director (Control, Far Cry 6).

OUR VALUES

• Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
• We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together.
• Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest caliber.
• Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
• Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.

ABOUT THE JOB

Gunzilla Games is looking to recruit a Lead Materials Artist to lead our Materials team working on our game OTG (Off The Grid), an all-new AAA Battle Royale 2.0 third-person shooter, available as Early Access on PlayStation®5, Xbox® Series X|S and PC now.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Lead Materials Artist you will:

• To work alongside Art Directors and Art pipeline supervisor to Lead, motivate and inspire our Materials team, to maintain and push the visual quality while delivering within the production needs.
• Manage the team, including setting objectives, and quality expectations and providing visual benchmarks
• Coach, mentor and develop the team to ensure the personal growth of individuals as well as the whole team
• Oversee and improve studio material creation pipelines including exploration of new techniques and technologies
• Track and assign tasks in Jira and other project-tracking software.
• Work to highlight and mitigate any issues that may cause bottlenecks
• Work actively with designers and other departments to achieve the best look for the game.
• Share knowledge and work on improving project tools and their functions

REQUIREMENTS

You will have:

• Experience as a lead on at least one shipped AAA title
• Career experience which includes multiple AAA development cycles.
• A tech-minded approach, and a strong capacity to tweak and optimize content in all parts of the Materials creation pipeline and library.
• Experience in long planning and possible production problem-solving.
• Familiarity with industry-standard software such as Zbrush, Substance Designer, and Substance Painter.
• Strong knowledge of PBR workflows and an understanding of how materials behave in the real world.
• Experience in creating realistic, game-ready textures using complex shaders
• Strong understanding of working with Open IO/Aces post-processing systems.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate with technical team members

GUNZILLA OFFERS*

• Unlimited Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Flexible Working
• Work from Home
• Health Insurance
• Bonuses
• English / German Courses
• Public Transportation
• Relocation & Accommodation Support
• Office Perks & Gym Membership

*Some benefits may vary depending on Location & position