Senior 3D Character Artist

N-iX Game & VR Studio is a team of 100+ professionals, delivering top-quality games, game assets, and VR solutions to various game and media enterprises and startups. Among our clients are Paradox Interactive, Wargaming.NET, Tempo Storm, and other established game businesses and VR startups. We aim for AAA quality of work and offer competitive benefits to our employees.

We are currently looking for an experienced and detail-oriented 3D Character Artist with a strong focus on anatomy and hard surface skills to deliver great-looking realistic 3D characters for AAA games of different genres. This is a unique opportunity to work on a project that pushes the boundaries of character animation and realism.

Responsibilities:

• Create realistic and anatomically accurate characters and outfits.
• Sculpt and refine characters, ensuring proper proportions and topology.
• Collaborate with animators to ensure smooth integration of characters into the animation pipeline.
• Optimize models for performance while retaining high visual fidelity.
• Creation of realistic outfits (clothes and hard surface elements)
• Match the required art style of a project
• Cooperate with the team lead and other artists to streamline the art creation process

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of human anatomy
• Strong sculpting, modeling, and texturing skills (organic and hard surface)
• Strong understanding of cloth simulation (Marvelous Designer).
• Ability to follow and correctly interpret the concept
• Good understanding of character topology for animation
• Strong knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag, Photoshop
• Understanding of technical limitations and art pipelines
• Understanding of Unreal Engine. 
• Strong portfolio showing 3D art skills
• Good organization, time management, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Familiarity with the game development cycl
• Upper-Intermediate Ukrainian 

As a plus:

• Ability to create and texture a 3D model from an image or description
• Ability to communicate in English
• Experience with AAA production pipeline
• Passion for games