Remote Character Artist

Responsibilities 

• Interpret and push concept designs to the next level while accounting for technical and design constraints such as poly count, texture memory limits, topology and metrics. 

• Participate in group asset reviews to give and receive peer feedback on all aspects of the character art process. Be willing to learn and teach.

• Collaborate with other departments such as Concept, Animation & Tech
• Art to ensure art meets specifications.
• Be able to make design decisions when interpreting concepts should things need to change for our outfit metrics. 

• Expect to be flexible. Outside of asset creation you should be willing to create renders for the store page as well as implement your assets into the game 

• Work with Production to provide estimates, review schedules, anddeliver assets on time. 

• Clearly communicate regular updates and proactively voice concerns or struggles to appropriate team members and manager(s). 

• Attend all planning and team meetings and produce time estimates for project planning and communicate with the team when you are unable. 

• Utilize artistic techniques and processes to define and achieve the product’s visual style and benchmarks 

• Be willing to suggest and execute on ways to improve quality whilst maintaining the aesthetic of Palia. 

Requirements 

• 3+ Years Experience on video game asset production teams.
• Shipped AAA game(s).
• Strong foundational skills with an emphasis on proportion, anatomy, composition, color theory, and design. 

• Advanced understanding of industry standard software such as Maya,
• Photoshop, ZBrush, Substance Painter and Unreal Engine 5
• Familiarity with all stages of the character creation pipeline including sculpting, lowpoly modeling, UV mapping, texture painting, PBR material setup, and asset implementation. 

• Desire to strive for greatness and improvement.
• Passionate in pursuing personal creative endeavors.
• Possess strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.