3D Character Artist

2K•San Rafael, CA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

2K Games is seeking an exceptionally skilled 3D Character Artist (Temporary) to join a team specializing in 3D scanning and performance capture for video games. This role is ideal for someone with strong foundational art skills, experience with rigging pipelines and tools, and a drive for innovation. The position is at the forefront of character art creation and photogrammetry technology, contributing to the next generation of 2K's characters. This is a temporary, 12-month term position requiring onsite work in San Rafael, California.

Requirements

3+ years of experience with Maya
Experience with organic modeling
Ability to self-manage and meet deadlines while setting a professional and collaborative tone
Excellent communication skills, coordinating and working with multiple departments to achieve set goals
Willingness to accept direction and redo/reiterate work until it is right
Active, passionate enthusiasm for AAA video games, and the technology that pushes character art to the next level
Portfolio/website demonstrating art skills

Nice To Haves

Understanding of facial anatomy and facial rigging for video games
Knowledge of the Facial Action Coding System
Experience with Wrap3D
Been involved in a shipped title (AAA preferred)

Responsibilities

Sculpt high-resolution characters from photogrammetry data
Create clean game retopology, UVs and textures
Collaborate with outsourcing partners as necessary
Build expertise with in-house tools and follow best practices for character rigs and hair grooming
Work with internal teams to implement high-quality finished character assets
Interpret photographic reference and scan data to create convincing real-time 3D hair
Assist the lead artist with the adaptation of new technology, tools, and workflows with a forward-looking goal of delivering industry-leading animation
Assist the lead artist with QC-ing the character build process, identifying and fixing issues with model, texture, topology, rigging, animation, and rendering
Produce animation ROM playblast movies for client asset review