3D Artist

Company: Grinding Gear Games

Location: Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand

Type: Full-time | On-site

What you'll do:

• Work with 3D artists, internal departments, freelancers and outsource studios to create the highest quality artwork and maintain artistic consistency and expectations set by the studio
• Critique, manage and prepare other artists' work to ensure functionality with our in-house tools and pipeline
• Create, improve and maintain the aesthetic of objects, characters and creatures for Path of Exile
• Serve as a central 3D role, helping communicate information and facilitate needs between various departments such as concept art, rigging, effects, animation, producers and game design

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Zbrush, Substance Painter, Maya and Photoshop
• Good general knowledge of Maya when it comes to modelling, texturing and basic rigging
• Good understanding of import/export processes using .obj/.fbx file formats
• Experience using one or more game engines
• Experience analyzing historical/ancient reference, and natural history, for sculptural and material details
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to evaluate time requirements
• Confidence and curiosity while learning from others, complex proprietary engine tools, and systems
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Fluent in art and design language, ability to communicate this verbally and visually
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Proactive and self-reliant
• Experience creatively reusing assets efficiently, and planning/designing modular, versatile assets

Portfolio requirements:

Must include examples/demonstration of non-artistic, technical and/or communication skills relating to asset production. For example: annotated paintovers, articulate artistic/technical feedback/critique, planning modular assets, kitbash.

Pluses:

• A deep understanding of Path of Exile
• Experience working in the game industry
• Personal projects related to 3D modeling
• Experience scripting in Maya (Python or MEL)
• Experience with node graph based materials
• Experience rendering 3D to 2D (Keyshot, Marmoset Toolbag, etc.)

Must be willing to complete a test if requested.