Character Artist

Job Description

Character Artist (Singleplayer Incubation Team)

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talents in the industry.

You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Mid-Level 3D Character Artist to help build a brand new Respawn single-player adventure.

This new single-player title is a developer's dream playground with the freedom to innovate made possible by the unique universe it inhabits. Our critically acclaimed, multi-platform games have always established a ''fun comes first'' sensibility created with the notion that great ideas can come from anyone, which allows creativity to shine and individuals to shape the game in meaningful ways.

What a Character Artist does at EA:

The character artist is an essential role in video game creation. You will create the cast of characters to populate the rich universe of the AAA action title. A character artist is a dynamic and efficient modeler with sculpting and texturing skills – able to create outstanding content along with an imagination that is always in motion. Someone who can create amazing models based on 2D concept art or 3D concept models.

The next great Character Artist also has:
• 2-3+ years of experience in video games.
• Production experience with character creation pipeline and workflow
• Excellent understanding of human and creature anatomy.
• Sculpting, texturing and game-ready asset creation abilities.
• Experience with PBR materials and shaders
• Experience in grooming and hair creation
• An understanding of cloth sculpting and texturing cloth materials
• Knowledge of high fidelity modeling techniques, along with high-poly to low-poly surface/detail baking
• Expert knowledge of Maya, Max, Modo, or similar 3D modeling software
• Knowledge of PBR texture/material workflows
• Visualizing in 3D and working from limited concept art
• Sense of proportion and composition with an eye for surface, color, and detail
• Experience using Marvelous Designer to simulate cloth and fabric
• Experience in hard surface modeling is a benefit

Portfolio Requirements:
• Character modeling and texturing
• UV layout and all the applicable texture maps
• Assets surfaced using 3D paint software, e.g. Substance Painter / Mari
• Examples to demonstrate understanding of physically based material properties
• Stylized assets are a plus

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8z99q-3-14-70-203-42 in your application.