Lead Character Artist - Dark Sci-Fi Shooter - UK Based
Rebellion, United Kingdom
Job Description
Are you a Lead Character Artist looking for a new opportunity where you can make a real impact?
We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!
For 30 years we’ve been creating incredible video games at our multiple studios, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film and mo-cap studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.
We operate across multiple UK locations, with studios based in Oxford, Warwick, Liverpool, and Wakefield. Work-life balance is important to us, and we want everyone at Rebellion to work in the way that works best for them. So if you are based in the UK, we are always open to discussing how we can support remote and/or Hybrid working options.
The Opportunity
We are on the lookout for a Lead Character Artist to join our passionate Art Team, working on a Dark Sci-Fi Shooter!
You will play a key role in the team managing, directing, and delivering high-quality character art direction for the project.
You will be working on an exciting new Dark Sci-Fi Shooter project! You will be leading an experienced team with a proven record of delivering quality products. The ideal candidate should demonstrate an exceptional eye for detail, creative flair, and a drive for excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of 3D artists with best practice people management techniques
- Proactively manage your team’s performance and professional development through performance review cycles giving constructive, actionable, relevant feedback
- Collaborate with Head of Art, Designers, Programmers and Producers to balance creative vision with production realities
- Produce high quality character models in their entirety respecting as closely as possible the concept art.
- Read game design documentation to become familiar with character list and understand their actions and psychological aspects in order to create credible characters for the story
- Verify the quality of objects in the game and make improvements where necessary to fit technical constraints and artistic direction.
- Be an active mentor and role model for the character art team. Work to maintain morale and create an atmosphere of creativity and enthusiasm.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of 3d software such as 3D Studio Max, Maya and Blender
- Expert knowledge of 3D sculpting packages such as Zbrush or Mudbox
- Expert knowledge of Photoshop or Substance Painter
- Expert knowledge of PRB material pipeline/substance
- Expert knowledge of the video game development process
- Able to focus individuals and teams to achieve a specific outcome to drive performance
- Able to focus on own professional development and able to mentor individuals to develop skills and knowledge
Benefits
We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:
- 26 days holiday + Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years one day each year until you reach 31 days)
- Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
- Life Assurance, Income Protection amp; Critical Illness Cover
- Enhanced Family Leave
- Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
- Plus loads more including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!
About Us
Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.
Find out more about us here
Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being.
We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we