Description
As a 3D Environment Artist at Keywords Studios, you will play a crucial role in the art team, handling complex art creation tasks and extending your responsibilities beyond creation to include studying and interpreting client specifications, creating queries, performing first-level artistic checks, and troubleshooting.
The ideal candidate will have excellent 3D environment creation skills, be proficient in industry-standard software such as Maya, Max, Photoshop, and zBrush, and have hands-on experience with Substance Painter, Substance Designer, and Blender. You will also need strong knowledge of game art pipelines, real-time shaders, and engines like Unreal and Unity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Study and interpret client briefs and specifications to understand work requirements
- Assist in effort estimation for new work
- Contribute to pre-production work by collecting references, creating checklists, and formulating queries for clients
- Establish clarity in asset creation workflow for a project by creating sample assets
- Create high-quality, error-free 3D assets according to client specifications
- Deliver files according to client specifications and best practices
- Undertake the creation of benchmark assets for a project
- Provide direction and guidance to artists on the team and perform first-level checks of their work
- Help with troubleshooting on the project
- Actively participate in team meetings and provide ideas and suggestions for project success
- Regularly communicate the status of your work and that of artists in your charge to the Lead and PM
- Ensure that your work and that of artists in your charge is completed within the budgeted effort
Requirements:
- At least 2 years of experience in creating 3D art assets for AAA titles
- Excellent 3D environment creation skills
- High degree of proficiency in industry-standard software like Maya, Max, Photoshop, and zBrush
- Hands-on experience working with software like Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Blender
- Strong knowledge of game art pipeline, real-time shaders, and engines like Unreal and Unity
- Strong attention to detail
- Good communication skills – verbal and written
- Self-starter
- Team player