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Climax is one of the leading creative lights of independent games development with an outstanding line of top published titles. It truly is an exciting and inspiring place to work and you'll be based out of our Edinburgh studio based in the heart of the city overlooking the historic castle. We are seeking an onsite Character Artist. You will be able to provide us with examples of beautifully constructed characters, clean geometry, texture and material work. You will have a number of years’ experience as a Character artist in the industry with at least one published game to your name. As part of our Character Art team, you will be asked to utilise your wealth of experience in conceptualising, modelling, and texturing to tell stories through beautifully crafted characters.
Job Responsibility
You will be able to provide us with examples of beautifully constructed characters, clean geometry, texture and material work
You will have a number of years’ experience as a Character artist in the industry with at least one published game to your name
As part of our Character Art team, you will be asked to utilise your wealth of experience in conceptualising, modelling, and texturing to tell stories through beautifully crafted characters
Requirements
Be able to showcase some creative flare as well as displaying core fundamentals such as solid topology, UV's and texturing
A deep understanding and knowledge in Maya and Zbrush plus a proven foundation in Photoshop
You should be able to display a folio with a wide range of examples demonstrating flexibility and a good eye for form, shape, composition and fun - we love nothing more than to see someone who loves their craft and enjoys what they do
A good working knowledge of Unreal 4/5 as well as experience using Marvelous Designer and/or scan development pipelines is beneficial
Experience with facial blendshapes and wrinkle maps
Hair authoring experience - full strand based and hair cards
Good knowledge of anatomy
Examples of hard surface work
Please don’t forget to include your CV, a cover letter, and most importantly a link to your website or portfolio, it’s very difficult for us to assess your art abilities if you don’t supply us with any
What we offer
Excellent holiday package
Regular social events
A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
Ongoing training and development, with career progression