Studio: Housemarque
Job Opening: Lead 3D Artist
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Type: Full-time
Responsibilities:
- Guide the team to create artistically and technically sound 3D assets
- Review WIP assets for technical execution and practical consistency
- Give clear, effective, collaborative, and timely feedback with Art Director & other Leads
- Organize training opportunities and facilitate professional growth
- Seek to improve and maintain good work methods and development pipelines
- Other lead responsibilities, such as 1-on-1’s with team members
- Cross-team collaboration (level art, design, VFX etc)
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years of experience as a 3D Artist in AAA games, with preferably some experience in a lead role
- Understanding of workflows for the creation of 3D assets of all kinds, including characters, architecture, and natural environments
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Strong prioritization and multitasking abilities
- Passion for art and willingness to learn new workflows and share knowledge
- Fluent in spoken and written English
Bonus:
- Experience in a wide variety of 3D software packages beyond basic modeling, e.g. Zbrush, Houdini, Photoshop, and Substance Painter/Designer
- Understanding of modern materials using PBR, projection, and layered blending
- Experience in animation
- Experience with modular environments
- Experience with shader authoring in Unreal or a similar engine
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Experience with JIRA and other project management tools
- Experience with Agile/Scrum development
