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Narrative Designer

Epic Games

From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic....What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for a character-focused Narrative Systems Designer to join our dynamic team....In this role, you will • Design and implement NPC interactions with the player, focusing on each character's personality, background and narrative • Think about character interactions and story systemically, bringing both technical skills and a creative writing touch to your day-to-day work • Work closely with leads to develop and validate satisfying relationship systems with characters • Work with Production and your leads to identify and prioritize work essential for creating these systems • Create deeply engaging conversations and questlines • Work with emerging technologies to help us shape the future of believable characters in games What we're looking for • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Game Designer • A deep understanding of narrative design: you think about story & narrative systemically as well as creatively • Implementation experience with development tools, game engines (preferably UE 4/5), and pipelines.

Character Outsource Lead

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic Games is searching for an experienced Outsourcing Lead to support and supervise creative content provided by outsource partners focused on 3D character art....Though the role will be mainly supervisory, the individual should be an experienced character artist, having worked in game studio pipelines before, and have a solid hands-on art background....The ideal candidate would be a talented 3D character artist who is able to communicate with outsource partners, including documenting existing pipelines, collecting or creating quality bar and technical example assets, collecting photo references, creating asset blockouts, creating simple blockout paint overs, and finally packaging all files to send off to the external artists....ith internal Epic art staff ensuring outsourced assets are ingested into the pipeline and engine correctly • When required, some amount of hands-on art production delivering assets for the project, ensuring they are familiar and capable of working inside of the Epic pipeline • Bug support, triage, and resolution for any art assets that have been created by the outsourcing team What we're looking for • Experience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms • Experienced shipping 3D Character production assets for games • Experienced in game art asset creation in a variety of software packages including Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, Substance, etc • Must be highly organized, self-driven, customer-focused, and a great team player • Must be a clear and concise communicator, able to deliver complex creative feedback across external vendor locations • Experienced working within a team and a fast-paced production environment • You're user-focused, passionate, solutions-focus

Character FX Artist

Netflix

Job Summary: We are seeking Character FX Artists with a strong creative drive to produce high-quality effects for animated features!...• Collaborate closely with other departments to create realistic and stylized character effects...• Understanding of physics-based simulations for hair, cloth, muscle, feathers and other character-related effects...• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in character effects technology...• A portfolio showcasing a range of character effects work

Character Outsource Lead

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic Games is searching for an experienced Outsourcing Lead to support and supervise creative content provided by outsource partners focused on 3D character art....Though the role will be mainly supervisory, the individual should be an experienced character artist, having worked in game studio pipelines before, and have a solid hands-on art background....The ideal candidate would be a talented 3D character artist who is able to communicate with outsource partners, including documenting existing pipelines, collecting or creating quality bar and technical example assets, collecting photo references, creating asset blockouts, creating simple blockout paint overs, and finally packaging all files to send off to the external artists....ith internal Epic art staff ensuring outsourced assets are ingested into the pipeline and engine correctly • When required, some amount of hands-on art production delivering assets for the project, ensuring they are familiar and capable of working inside of the Epic pipeline • Bug support, triage, and resolution for any art assets that have been created by the outsourcing team What we're looking for • Experience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms • Experienced shipping 3D Character production assets for games • Experienced in game art asset creation in a variety of software packages including Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, Substance, etc • Must be highly organized, self-driven, customer-focused, and a great team player • Must be a clear and concise communicator, able to deliver complex creative feedback across external vendor locations • Experienced working within a team and a fast-paced production environment • You're user-focused, passionate, solutions-focus

Character Outsource Lead

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic Games is searching for an experienced Outsourcing Lead to support and supervise creative content provided by outsource partners focused on 3D character art....Though the role will be mainly supervisory, the individual should be an experienced character artist, having worked in game studio pipelines before, and have a solid hands-on art background....The ideal candidate would be a talented 3D character artist who is able to communicate with outsource partners, including documenting existing pipelines, collecting or creating quality bar and technical example assets, collecting photo references, creating asset blockouts, creating simple blockout paint overs, and finally packaging all files to send off to the external artists....ith internal Epic art staff ensuring outsourced assets are ingested into the pipeline and engine correctly • When required, some amount of hands-on art production delivering assets for the project, ensuring they are familiar and capable of working inside of the Epic pipeline • Bug support, triage, and resolution for any art assets that have been created by the outsourcing team What we're looking for • Experience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms • Experienced shipping 3D Character production assets for games • Experienced in game art asset creation in a variety of software packages including Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, Substance, etc • Must be highly organized, self-driven, customer-focused, and a great team player • Must be a clear and concise communicator, able to deliver complex creative feedback across external vendor locations • Experienced working within a team and a fast-paced production environment • You're user-focused, passionate, solutions-focus

Senior Character Artist

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic Games is searching for experienced Character Artists to join our team working on Fortnite....s based on direction from the project Art Director and input from the game design team • Based on visual style from the Art Director, collaborate on the visual style and ensure our designs are of the Epic quality bar • Help Epic push the visual envelope by creating stunning and inspiring characters • Create and iterate unique and stunning designs within a determined production schedule • Create alternate skin designs for approved hero characters • Partner with other departments such as Character Design or Modeling team, to ensure the concept designs work within the project workflow What we're looking for • Experience designing slick, detailed, modern, forward looking characters • A mind for technical function and aesthetic pursuit with an ability to balance creativity with function • Ability to work within gameplay design restraints (environment scale, character abilities, prototype function, etc.) and translate those restrictions into visuals that enhance the experie

Character FX Artist

Netflix

Job Summary: We are seeking Character FX Artists with a strong creative drive to produce high-quality effects for animated features!...• Collaborate closely with other departments to create realistic and stylized character effects...• Understanding of physics-based simulations for hair, cloth, muscle, feathers and other character-related effects...• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in character effects technology...• A portfolio showcasing a range of character effects work

Character Art Director

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic is looking for a Character Art Director to join our growing team on Fortnite....Imagine and communicate your vision to the team to develop new content that players will love • Lead Art initiatives, working closely with other non-Art Teams including Design, Programming, Product, and Marketing • Strategize with Senior Leadership to help define the Art Team's direction and priorities • Create and iterate unique and stunning character designs within a determined production schedule • Direct and mentor a worldwide team of artists; delivering effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc. • Collaborate with the Product and IP teams on themes and cosmetic sets • Deliver effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc....What we're looking for • Experience as an art director with a character design background and understanding of the 2D and 3D process in a game studio • A deep understanding of the game development process and art disciplines • Experience with working with Product Management on new initiatives • Solid technical background in art and game development • Practical experience using Unreal • Strong leadership skills in order to lead a large number of people toward a singular vision • Strong collaborative nature to partner with senior art directors and discipline leads • Strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, appeal, color theory, and how color affects mood & focal points - with a focus on modern fashion-forward aesthetics • Experience designing characters of a wide variety with broad appeal and the ability to adapt to and innovate new styles and techniques • Experience directing and supporting artists across multiple disciplines This role is open

Designer

NBCUniversal

Designer (Toy Product Design) NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies....Job Description Universal Products & Experiences' Consumer Products Group is seeking a Toy Product Designer to help create product concept art, push innovation, and ideate against new and white space opportunities, while also delivering the best product quality and play experience for our consumers....Qualifications Responsibilities include: Work closely with Toy Licensees to oversee all stages of product design from concept inception to production completion by providing clear and concise design direction through character draw-overs and creative notes.

Narrative Designer

Epic Games

From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic....What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for a character-focused Narrative Systems Designer to join our dynamic team....In this role, you will • Design and implement NPC interactions with the player, focusing on each character's personality, background and narrative • Think about character interactions and story systemically, bringing both technical skills and a creative writing touch to your day-to-day work • Work closely with leads to develop and validate satisfying relationship systems with characters • Work with Production and your leads to identify and prioritize work essential for creating these systems • Create deeply engaging conversations and questlines • Work with emerging technologies to help us shape the future of believable characters in games What we're looking for • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Game Designer • A deep understanding of narrative design: you think about story & narrative systemically as well as creatively • Implementation experience with development tools, game engines (preferably UE 4/5), and pipelines.

Character Concept Outsource Lead

Epic Games

Character Concept Outsource Lead (IP) ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic is looking for a talented Character Concept Outsource Lead to help us continue shaping the future of Fortnite....ast one AAA game in a Senior/Lead Concept Artist role • Experience working with intellectual properties • Experience working with and managing outsource partnerships • A portfolio that demonstrates a range of styles, creativity, and craftsmanship • Effective communicator, collaborator, and problem solver able to coordinate between internal and external teams and deliver clear and concise feedback • Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately estimate tasks and maintain schedules • Understanding of other game art disciplines, their workflows, and limitations (animation, character, environment, VFX) • A PLUS - Fluency in a language other than English, including Chinese, German, Spanish, Italian, or Russian Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement).

Senior Character Artist

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic Games is searching for experienced Senior Character Artists to join our team working on Fortnite....s based on direction from the project Art Director and input from the game design team • Based on visual style from the Art Director, collaborate on the visual style and ensure our designs are of the Epic quality bar • Help Epic push the visual envelope by creating stunning and inspiring characters • Create and iterate unique and stunning designs within a determined production schedule • Create alternate skin designs for approved hero characters • Partner with other departments such as Character Design or Modeling team, to ensure the concept designs work within the project workflow What we're looking for • Experience designing slick, detailed, modern, forward looking characters • A mind for technical function and aesthetic pursuit with an ability to balance creativity with function • Ability to work within gameplay design restraints (environment scale, character abilities, prototype function, etc.) and translate those restrictions into visuals that enhance the experie

AI Designer

Epic Games

From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic....What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for an AI Designer to join our team at Epic and will be a part of a cross-disciplinary development team that owns the vision and drive to create innovative features and content that expand the Fortnite universe....ual scripting • Create quick prototypes to try out and demonstrate new ideas in game • Collaborate with team members from various disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences to our players • Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in Fortnite • Use playtest feedback to iterate and improve AI features • Create and maintain clear and concise design documentation What we're looking for • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer • Experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment • Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting • A creative approach that can surprise and amaze players with new ideas and experiences • Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations • Team player with good communication skills (verbal and written) Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party

AI Designer

Epic Games

From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic....What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for an AI Designer to join our team at Epic and will be a part of a cross-disciplinary development team that owns the vision and drive to create innovative features and content that expand the Fortnite universe....ual scripting • Create quick prototypes to try out and demonstrate new ideas in game • Collaborate with team members from various disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences to our players • Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in Fortnite • Use playtest feedback to iterate and improve AI features • Create and maintain clear and concise design documentation What we're looking for • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer • Experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment • Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting • A creative approach that can surprise and amaze players with new ideas and experiences • Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations • Team player with good communication skills (verbal and written) Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party

Technical Designer

Epic Games

From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic....As a technical designer, you'll play a pivotal role in an initiative-based cross-disciplinary team that improves Fortnite's health and quality....ning of new and existing mechanics, systems, and content • Technical Firefighting: Uncanny debugging skills; thriving on crisis-to-crisis pacing; perfect attention to detail in the last minute of release cycles; source control expertise • Technical Game System Design: Data asset architecture; spreadsheet automation; strong software architecture in Blueprints; algorithm efficiency and robustness; impeccable ability to translate between engineers and designers • Workflow Designer: Concept-to-release knowledge of asset pipelines; experience in many areas of game design; UR/Analytics experience, tool metrics, user studies; software product owner experience • Game Tool Design: 2D, UX Design, wireframes, mockups; UMG / Editor Utility Widgets; workflow design • Memory Profiling and Reporting: art systems understanding; multi-platform publishing experience; technical debt triage • Technical Shepherd: Passionate about code reviews/blueprint reviews;

Character Concept Outsource Lead

Epic Games

Character Concept Outsource Lead (IP) ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What You'll Do Epic is looking for a talented Character Concept Outsource Lead to help us continue shaping the future of Fortnite....ast one AAA game in a Senior/Lead Concept Artist role • Experience working with intellectual properties • Experience working with and managing outsource partnerships • A portfolio that demonstrates a range of styles, creativity, and craftsmanship • Effective communicator, collaborator, and problem solver able to coordinate between internal and external teams and deliver clear and concise feedback • Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately estimate tasks and maintain schedules • Understanding of other game art disciplines, their workflows, and limitations (animation, character, environment, VFX) • A PLUS - Fluency in a language other than English, including Chinese, German, Spanish, Italian, or Russian Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement).

Character FX Artist

Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc. 1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1 Project based, Full Time Language in work environment - English Benefits per company policy: include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable Sony Imageworks Vancouver is seeking Character FX TDs!...Creates set-ups, models and animates assigned character external features such as hair, fur and cloth to meet art direction....Able to create character simulations for multiple types of character features and may have in-depth skills in one area (e.g., hair or cloth).

Experienced Character FX Artist

Sony Pictures Imageworks

Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc. 1285 W Pender St Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1 Project based, Full Time Language in work environment - English Benefits per company policy: include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable Creates set-ups, models and animates assigned character external features such as hair, fur and cloth to meet art direction....Able to create character simulations for multiple types of character features and may have in-depth skills in one area (e.g., hair or cloth).

Senior Facial Character TD

Playstation

CONTRACT ROLE Insomniac is looking for its next Senior Facial Character TD....In this role, the Senior Facial Character TD is responsible for authoring facial rigs from scratch or utilizing a variety of high-resolution scan-data; participate in facial research & development efforts; pioneer and recommend new tools, techniques and technology for pushing visual boundaries, performance and efficiency....Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: • Authors high quality photorealistic facial rigs based on FACS using blendshapes. • Authors rigging systems to augment or support blendshape-based facial rigs. • Authors or contributes to systems/workflows for integrating head and body rigs. • Collaborates with Character Art, Animation, and Engineering teams to deliver the highest quality assets with animator/mocap friendly interfaces that run smoothly in engine. • Contributes to tools for authoring and editing facial rigs (python/pyqt/pyside). • Contributes to automated tools and workflows for runtime optimization. • Contributes to tools for ingesting 3rd party facial rigs. • Contributes to facial animation systems such as facial solvers and R&D (python/C++/Machine Learning). • Sculpts FACS (from scratch if necessary) using deformers and/or sculpting tools. • Processes and cleans 3D or 4D scan data from FACS sessions. • Keeps up with state-of-the-art approaches to

Technical Director, Character AAA Project

Ubisoft

Technical Director, Character (W/M/NB) [AAA Project] Founded in 1996, Ubisoft Annecy has developed many sagas, especially on Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed®, while focusing on multiplayer online and social aspects, and also on concrete game mandates such as Tom Clancy's: The Division 2® and Ghost Recon Wildlands....Job Description As a Character Technical Director, you're responsible for technical solutions allowing the production and integration of 3D character assets in the game editor within a AAA game production....As a Character TD, your main role and tasks are to: • Be technically accountable for Characters on the projects, including budget definition, production constraints, performance etc...• Suggest, put in place or improve tools & methods that are necessary to the Character production pipeline, including and especially: shaders (hairs, facial, clothes etc...• You have solid knowledge of technical constraints linked to real time 3D Character production • You have knowledge of performance standards monitoring tools in a game engine (Unreal Engine, Unity etc

Character Concept Outsource Lead

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....• Understanding of other game art disciplines, their workflows and limitations (animation, character, environment, VFX)

Designer

Madison Square Garden Entertainment

The Designer is responsible for bringing partnership concepts and opportunities to life through strategic visual storytelling and impactful pitch materials....The Designer will specialize in developing compelling presentation decks and co-branded marketing assets.

AI Designer

Epic Games

From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic....What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for an AI Designer to join our team at Epic and will be a part of a cross-disciplinary development team that owns the vision and drive to create innovative features and content that expand the Fortnite universe....ual scripting • Create quick prototypes to try out and demonstrate new ideas in game • Collaborate with team members from various disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences to our players • Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in Fortnite • Use playtest feedback to iterate and improve AI features • Create and maintain clear and concise design documentation What we're looking for • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer • Experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment • Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting • A creative approach that can surprise and amaze players with new ideas and experiences • Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations • Team player with good communication skills (verbal and written) Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party

Character Concept Outsource Lead

Epic Games

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire....What we're looking for • Worked on at least one AAA game in a Senior Concept Artist role. • Portfolio that demonstrates a range of styles, creativity and craftsmanship. • Effective communicator, collaborator, and problem solver able to coordinate between internal and external teams and deliver clear and concise feedback. • Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately estimate tasks and maintain schedules. • Understanding of other game art disciplines, their workflows and limitations (animation, character, environment, VFX). • Experienced working within a team and a high pressure production environment. • - A PLUS - Fluency in a language other than English, including Chinese, German, Spanish, Italian, or Russian.

AI Designer

Epic Games

From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic....What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for an AI Designer to join our team at Epic and will be a part of a cross-disciplinary development team that owns the vision and drive to create innovative features and content that expand the Fortnite universe....abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting • Create quick prototypes to try out and demonstrate new ideas in game • Collaborate with team members from various disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences to our players • Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in Fortnite • Use playtest feedback to iterate and improve AI features • Create and maintain clear and concise design documentation What we're looking for • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer • Experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment • Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting • A creative approach that can surprise and amaze players with new ideas and experiences • Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations • Team player with good communication skills (verbal and written) This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA, NYC, & WA).