3D Character Artist

Scattermesh•Herndon, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Scattermesh is expanding its team and we are looking to hire experienced 3D Character Artists to work across client projects on a full time basis on-site in Herndon, VA. The role requires a skilled artist with a strong foundation in anatomy, sculpting, and character design. The ideal candidate will have experience creating photorealistic human characters of various demographic backgrounds, xgen hair/groom, and painting detailed realistic texture maps.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience as a 3D artist or relevant portfolio
Strong artistic fundamentals - scale, composition, perspective, proportion, mass and volume, light and color, and surface properties
Strong understanding of human facial anatomy, including eyes, skin and hair
Skilled in realistic character creation, including sculpting, texturing, hair grooming, shading and rendering
Mastery of standard art packages such as Maya, Substance / Adobe Painter, Zbrush etc.
Experience working within an established studio pipeline and file structure
Is self-motivated and self-reliant
Must have a learning mind-set
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
US citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Understanding of FACS, facial blendshapes, facial performance animation, and wrinkle-map systems is a plus.
Experience with Metahuman to Maya tools a plus

Responsibilities

Surpassing Uncanny Valley - Create believable and detailed 3D characters applying your strong understanding of anatomy, modeling, sculpting and texturing expertise from scratch or scan data based on concept art.
Deliver Results - Conceptualize, present, and execute ideas within a schedule, while actively participating in technical and artistic problem solving.
Collaborate - Work alongside your fellow artists and studio managers to meet production goals.