Senior Character Artist

4 Months ago • 5 Years +
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Senior Character Artist needed for AAA game development. Must have strong Zbrush, 3ds Max/Maya/Blender, Substance Painter skills and experience in realistic character creation.

Company Description

Techland is one of the biggest and best-known Polish game developers with studios in Wroclaw and Warsaw. For over 30 years, we've carried a tradition of providing gamers with unforgettable experiences. We're an international team of over 400 highly-skilled professionals driven by a passion for gaming, always striving for the best quality. 

We’re fueled by the support of our global community built on the foundation of successful AAA franchises such as Call of Juarez, Dead Island, or Dying Light. The gamers' trust in our games has resulted in our newest project, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, selling more than 5 million copies across all platforms within the first month after release. 

On top of continuously growing the world of Dying Light through a robust post-launch support plan for Dying Light 2 Stay Human, we're also working on an unannounced AAA Open World Action RPG set in a brand new fantasy universe; our biggest project to date. 

Techland's mission strictly determines every aspect of our work: we want to create unforgettable experiences.

Job Description

Your main responsibility will be to create 3D characters for our next big title.

Your daily tasks:

  • creating and modifying 3D models of characters - humans, monsters, working directly with the Lead Character Artist and the Art Director, with the direction of your work being detailed by the Art Guide
  • creating character 3D models according to defined technical and artistic requirements and ensuring the quality of implemented models
  • creating and modifying materials and textures for characters 
  • Implementing your models inside our in-house technology, the C-Engine
  • presenting the effects of your work and efficiently justifying your project decisions;
  • being a part of a competent, interdisciplinary team creating characters,
  • learning our internal tools
  • having an influence on character creation pipelines
  • having substantial influence on the final version of the product and the player experience.
  • being a mentor to other artists

Qualifications

  • at least 5 years of experience in creating realistic 3D models and textures of characters (using Zbrush, 3Dsmax/Maya/Blender, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Adobe Photoshop) for AAA projects
  • Very strong skills in Zbrush, 3ds max or Maya or Blender
  • Strong skills creating materials and textures for character models using Substance Painter and Photoshop
  • Good understanding of human anatomy
  • Experience working with Marvelous designer, Wrap3D, Crazy Bump
  • Experience with game engines (like the Unreal Engine, Unity or other in-house game engines)
  • talent and creativity - characters created by you tell a story and are realistic, authentic and full of love,
  • curiosity about the game world - you want to see the effects of your work come to life in the game,
  • openness to share your knowledge and experience with others,
  • very good command of English.

Additional Information

What we can offer:

  • a wide array of benefits: private medical care, life insurance, relocation support, pro-health campaigns, psychological support, gifts for different occasions, bonuses,
  • an outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals, with flexible working hours, no dress code, and full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner,
  • a constant stream of company newsletters, PR & project updates so you will always be in the know,
  • many opportunities for personal development: a dedicated development budget for each employee, extra two paid days for training and CSR, stable career paths, extensive internal and external training, and financing of English and Polish language classes,
  • state-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones, a fully equipped kitchen, a gym (Wrocław office), and a free underground car park (Wrocław office).

About The Company

Techland is a long-established gaming industry success story. With more than 30 years in the market, we know how to keep delivering unforgettable experiences. Headquartered in Poland, our international team comprises over 500 professionals.

  

Our long history has produced well-known and critically acclaimed games, such as The Call of Juarez and the genre-defining Dying Light. But, we’re not stopping there! 


We want to continue to create compelling AAA titles around the cutting-edge gameplay that Techland is known for. Alongside exciting expansions to the world of Dying Light, work is also underway on our newest IP, an original fantasy title which will deliver intense action and exploration in a vast open world.


We pride ourselves on our drive for quality, innovation and community engagement. Every game starts and ends with our players. We’re grateful for their support and will continue to deliver them the best gameplay experiences in the world.


Join us on our adventures and let’s do something remarkable together!

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