Advanced Artist, Characters

Job Description

Advanced Artist, Characters (Remote)

For the past 25 years Monolith Productions has been obsessed with delivering a unique gaming experience for our fans. Starting with Blood, our very first title – all the way to our most recent offering, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, we are constantly pushing the envelope to combine innovative gameplay, inventive narratives, cutting edge tech & AI, and stunning visuals. We are challenging ourselves even further to ensure that our next project is going to be our best yet. That's where you come in – for us to achieve that, we need the best and brightest talent the industry has to offer. Help us create our next AAA title.

The Job
The Advanced Artist is responsible for creating art of the highest quality and is a recognized studio leading contributor. This person will work closely with the Lead Character Artist along with the Directors of Art to ensure that the aesthetic quality is kept at the highest-bar bar across the levels. This person will be well versed in the game engine, art tools, and will be responsible for coordinating with a team of junior artists, and artists, to complete levels. Additionally, the Advanced Artist is responsible for mentoring junior artists, as well as, researching, developing, and recommending new art tech/design that pushes our quality bar forward.

The Daily
• Create highly-original, next-gen game character art
• Strategically partner and plan with Design and Technical Art to achieve highly creative, visually-stunning, characters
• Ability to translate concept and reference artwork into 3D, efficiently and within game engine specifications
• Ensures that the high-quality bar established by the Art Director is achieved
• Researching, Developing, and presenting new methods, techniques, and tools that push our art quality to the next level

The Essentials
• Excellent understanding of human anatomy
• Expert knowledge of high-resolution modeling
• Expert knowledge of texturing, baking, lighting, and color theory
• Strong understanding of PBR materials and shaders
• Expert knowledge of Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Marvelous Designer
• Strong understanding of form and aesthetics
• Demonstrate the ability to translated 2D concept to 3D

The Nice to Haves
• Experience creating hair with real time spline-based system
• Experience with cloth simulation
• Experience with hard surface modeling
• Experience with creature modeling
• Experience with feedback and review with outsourcing vendors

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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