thatgamecompany is best recognized for creating award-winning, enriching and meaningful game titles such as Journey, Flower and flOw. Our new game, Sky: Children of the Light, has recently launched on Android and has already attracted a global audience of over 20 million + passionate fans.
Job Description
This position is for (2) two 3D artists who will work on Sky : Children of the light. Each of the artist will work with the team to create new content for the game which includes new maps, avatar’s outfits and cosmetics using our proprietary engine and Maya. The artist will report to the Art Director and art leads and work closely with the design team to successfully translate concept art, design layouts to final game assets
Must Haves:
- 2+ years of professional experience modeling and texturing characters, props for games
- Ability to create 3D environments and landscapes with maya
- Willingness to learn our proprietary engine
- Ability to translate 2D concept art to 3D models
- Professional experience working with Maya
- Strong interests in outfit design and cultural design
- Strong traditional fine art skills, training, and production experience (illustration, painting, organic forms, color theory, perspective, 2D & 3D design.)
- Strong artistic sense of shape, proportion and color.
- Strong understanding and ability to create stylized textures
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment, taking direction from the team leads and Art Director
- Ability to work well in teams consisting of rigging, animation and character design
- Ability to artistically interpret concepts or creatively push beyond an initial ideation
- Experience working and collaborating with with developers in various disciplines
- A Bachelor’s in fine arts or relevant curriculum or equivalent skill set.
- Fast iterative 3d modeling process
- Strong problem solving skills
Nice to Haves:
- An avid Sky : Children of the Light Player
- Experience in shipping a game title as a 3D artist
- Strong interests in outfit design and cultural design
- Experience with character rigging
- Drawing/Painting ability
We look forward to meeting you!