Studio: PlaySide Studios
Job Opening: 3D Artist
Location: Australia
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- To provide exceptional visual quality on your projects to create a fun and engaging experience.
- Identification and assistance in the creation of documentation in projects you are tasked to.
- Ability to work on a technical level with all members of staff in all areas of expertise.
- Working alongside the other Art team members in a professional manner. And providing thoughts on improvements to all projects studio-wide.
- Implement feedback from Lead Artist and Art Director.
- Liaise with Art Lead & producers within the scheduling phase of projects to ensure art implementation is within time/budget.
- Work with Art Lead & Director to reinforce art style and to resolve stylistic questions.
- Review progress of art team tasks and communicate potential issues to Art Lead and Producer.
- Improve workflow and efficiency by sharing experience and skill, both verbally and through presentations and/or documentation.
- To help in reinforcing great teamwork and amazing studio culture!
Qualifications & Skills:
- 3+ years of experience in video game production with multiple shipped titles in an artist role.
- Ability to contribute to a vision and help guide your projects to success.
- Experience providing mentorship and training to more junior members of the team.
- Exceptional level of understanding of software including Maya, Photoshop and Substance Painter.
- Advanced level of knowledge with either Unity or Unreal Engine. (Or both!)
- Create high-quality game-ready models and scenes with minimal direction and a high level of autonomy that work optimally within the engine and platform constraints.
- Review progress of art team tasks and communicate potential issues to Art Lead and Producer.
- Work with Art Lead to reinforce art style and to resolve stylistic questions.
- Excellent technical understanding of current asset workflows, shaders, and engine capabilities.
- Improve workflow and efficiency by sharing experience and skill, both verbally and through presentations and/or documentation.
- Excellent initiative, self-motivation, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, as well as team working and the ability to accept and follow direction
- The ability to prioritise and work on multiple tasks simultaneously and manage competing priorities.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently to get the job done without day-to-day direction.
- Conduct strategy audits with your lead to identify further opportunities to improve the way we do things.
- Have a can-do with the ability to turn a negative into a positive, no problem is too great.
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, email your application with CV, cover letter and any relevant portfolio links to jobs@playsidestudios.com