Lead Character Artist

Frogwares Game Studio is looking for a Lead Character Artist.


Responsibilities

• Leading the development of high quality characters
• Sculpt high-resolution characters
• Create clean game topology, UV’s
• Provide proxy models for early game integration
• Create efficient and rig friendly, low polygon models for game integration
• Collaborate with Production to organize, schedule, and manage the character art team’s daily activities
• Support character concept and design
• Work with Concept Art to drive and maintain high visual quality of character models
• Partner with engineers and tech artists to develop an effective character art pipeline
• Mentor character team
• Communicate the visual design and development of the characters through art specifications, style guides and reference material
• Deliver feedback to outsourcing partners
• Understand asset limitations, project milestones, risks, and work accordingly

Qualifications

• Previous character lead experience within a game production environment
• At least 3 years’ working experience in game development modeling characters
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Passion for collaboration with other artists, designers, and programmers
• Very good sense of human and animal anatomy and proportions
• Highly proficient in Maya/3Ds Max (or similar 3D modeling software), ZBrush (or equivalent software)
• Strong knowledge of Marvelous Designer and Substance Painter
• Solid knowledge in hi-poly modeling and digital sculpting
• Strong knowledge of low poly modeling techniques, including a strong knowledge of topology for animation
• Understanding of rigging and skinning
• Ability to understand technical constraints and to integrate them when modeling
• Passion for games and strong game culture
• Ability and desire to work in creative and collaborative teams

Nice to have

• Experience with the engines, especially with Unreal Engine

Why do we enjoy working here?

• An exciting project where you can develop professionally
• Intellectually stimulating work environment and peers
• Sense of ownership for world-renown game series
• Secured compensation level, paid vacations/sick leaves
• Regular reviews/feedback and development support
• Great, friendly, passionate and highly technical teams, all driven by the desire to design and develop innovative games

What we offer

• Work in an office near “Pochaina” metro station. We also have generator here
• 20 working days of vacation per year
• 10 paid sick leave days per year
• “Goodies” in the office and holidays events
• Large, active, and friendly team
• Opportunity for professional growth and trying out new things

• Work in a well-known Ukrainian game studio

About Frogwares

Founded in 2000, Frogwares is an independent gamedev studio, based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Thanks to the cooperative work of talented teams, our games are available for major platforms, including Play Station, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Best known for the popular Sherlock Holmes series, we aim to create immersive single-player experiences that stay with players after they put down the gamepad. With millions of players worldwide, Frogwares continues to develop a rich portfolio for the new generation of gamers.

For more information, visit www.frogwares.com