3D PBR Character Artists Wanted job

3D Character Artists Wanted

We are looking for a PBR character artist for an Unreal Engine 5 project. We’re a startup team looking to finalize the composition of our 3D team, which is lacking 2 dedicated character artists.

You will be working under the supervision of our Lead 3D Artist and our Creative Director. We are welcoming all levels of experience in the field and are more than willing to assist you in progressing your career by reaching your personal- and professional goals and achievements within our Company.

The job is full-time, part-time or odd-hours depending on your availability. The workplace is remote.

Responsibilities:

• Create realistic hard-surface PBR character assets to represent armors and other worn equipment according to task descriptions and concept art provided to you.

• Create realistic hard-surface PBR character equipment assets representing weaponry and utilities according to task descriptions and concept art provided to you.

• Follow artistic and technical guidelines created by the project’s management team.

• Work closely with the Creative Director, Art Director and/or 3D Team Lead to review and implement changes to your work based on their feedback.

Requirements :

• Understanding and ability to apply the 3D pipelines used to create optimized, game-ready PBR assets

• Strong ability in industry software for each of the steps of the pipeline (poly modeling, sculpting, UV unwrapping, material authoring and mesh painting)*

• Strong ability especially in Substance Designer & Substance Painter

• B2 equivalent or higher in spoken and written English (no certificate required)

• Degree in a related 3D field [OR] 2+ years of hobbyist or professional experience as 3D character artist

• 10 hours a week or more of availability.

*You will not be required to perform the rigging of your meshes.

Nice-to-haves :

• Experience with Unreal Engine.

• Understanding of shader theory.

• Interest and knowledge of medieval European history.

• Ability to write and/or understand HLSL code.

• Experience as 2D artist in any field.

• Experience as tech artist.

• Experience as an environment artist.

Qualities we look for :

• Initiative : the will to understand the inner workings, the logic and the reasoning of what you are creating, beyond the materials of a task, and to make your own suggestions and improvements.

• Reliability: live by your word. If you agree to a deadline, make it happen.

• Drive: we deeply value people that have the drive to improve their work and their value, a quality that easily pushes you into promotions or into better compensation packages.

Qualities we offer:

• Growth potential : we intend to build on our successes. We want to grow our juniors into seniors with apt leadership and challenges for you to overcome at each stage of your career.

• Flexibility : we do not demand specific work hours or work days, only that weekly or monthly workloads are performed.

• Involvement: with us, you will be more than just a cog in a rigid pipeline. Your opinion and insight, from your work to the playtesting of our project, is crucial and valued – good games don’t happen without evaluating all inputs.

Compensation:

• Per-task monetary remuneration (via bank transfer, paypal or crypto – at your discretion)
• Revenue share model
• Company equity

You are open to select a single compensation option or create a combination of the above options.

About us:

We’re a startup company headquartered in Poland, with a pan-European team of juniors, intermediates and seniors alike – some of us have 20 years of experience in our craft. By joining us, you will be part of a team creating games with world-first features for many to enjoy, bringing familiarity and novelty together in the right balance to many genres.

If you are not from Europe, don’t fret ! We accept people from other continents as we can work across several time zones.

In order to confirm our collaboration, we have a NDA and Service Agreement in place to protect both parties.

To Apply

Send us your portfolio, your CV, and/or any examples of your past work to jobs@whitetower.games

You may contact us on TG @WhiteTowerGames.

We understand the privacy implications and risks of sending a CV. Thus, should you make such a request, we will delete your CV from our system should you not be approved for the job.

In no case will we utilize your data for any end that is strictly not related to assessing your capabilities and the on-boarding procedure. Only two individuals at White Tower Games have access to your CV.