Character Artist, Clothing (Temp) - NBA 2K
About The Position
At Visual Concepts, we believe great games are made by diverse and empowered teams with a shared passion for play. As one of the world’s top game development studios, we have shipped over 100 multi-sku titles to critical acclaim and commercial success. Our teams are independent and entrepreneurial. Our studios in Novato, Irvine, Budapest, Shanghai, Austin, Boise, Seoul, and Parksville, Canada are committed to artistry and technical innovation, offering top candidates the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry. The NBA 2K character team is a small group of accomplished artists tackling a variety of tasks. We create all of the players, coaches, mascots, clothes and shoes for NBA 2K. In addition to the on-court game assets, we also create the story mode assets, and generate specialty items for the online store. We're looking for an experienced character modeler who wants to contribute to one of the most beloved franchises in video game history. Let's try new things, push the boundaries, and make great games!
Requirements
- 3+ years working in modeling for films or games
- Advanced proficiency in Maya, Substance painter and a 3D sculpting software (Zbrush, Mudbox, etc.)
- A portfolio that showcases real-time photoreal clothing.
- Ability to produce photorealistic models and textures
- Ability to pivot quickly with constantly changing priorities and tasks.
- Has strong communication skills and great attention to detail
- Thorough understanding of character art pipelines with a strong interest in furthering next gen techniques
Responsibilities
- Texture editing
- Creating photorealistic real-time game models, UVs and textures
- Work with scan data to extract information into game models
- Receive and incorporate feedback from art directors
- Integrating character assets into the game engine
- Troubleshooting and QCing character assets for the game engine
- Collaborate with other dependent departments to complete character assets
- Learn Shotgrid project management tool
- Attend team meetings
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
