Senior Texture Artist (m/f)

Description

We are currently looking for a Senior Texture Artist (m/f)

Goodgame Studios is Europe's fastest growing gaming company and one of Germany's most successful technology businesses. With more than 1100 employees at our headquarters in Hamburg we develop innovative online games which are played by more than 230 million players in 25 languages across 200 countries. Our talented, motivated team of experts and newcomers forms the basis of our success. Become a part of the success story and apply now!

This position is subject to an employment contract. We kindly request that freelancers and companies who would like to offer us their services do not respond to this advertisement.

As our Senior Texture Artist (m/f) you will be responsible for producing high quality texture maps for our trailers and games. You will also be jointly responsible for ensuring a coherent style is maintained and for the graphic design of our products, working closely with our modeling, lighting, and technical artists.

Your job:

• Create high quality texture maps (bump, specular, diffuse, normal, ambient occlusion, reflection und environmental maps) for our trailers and games
• Support and advise our art department
• Provide technical support to other 3D and texture artists
• Collaborate closely with our 3D team and our technical, lighting, and modeling specialists
• Ensure that our products maintain a consistent style
• Support efforts to optimize processes within the art department
• Provide feedback to all departments involved, and give technical guidance/mentoring to the texture art team

Your profile:

• Several years’ in-depth professional experience as a 3D artist or texture artist or in similar fields, ideally in the gaming industry
• Several years’ in-depth experience creating photo-realistic and hand-drawn textures
• Keen sense of color, proportion and perspective
• Outstanding illustration and traditional drawing skills
• Very good knowledge of Maya and/or other well known 3D software packages as well as Photoshop
• Knowledge of ZBrush, Mudbox, nDo, XNormal, or 3D Coat is advantageous
• Highly knowledgeable about current industry standards above all regarding software, and aware of emerging trends
• Good written and spoken English
• Passion for gaming
• A valid work and residence permit is required prior to commencement of employment

We offer:

• An exciting job where you can assume responsibility and develop professionally
• A dynamic team with friendly, highly-qualified colleagues from all over the world
• Strong, sustainable growth and fresh challenges every day
• Flat hierarchies and short decision paths
• A culture of mutual respect and an outstanding working environment
• Further training with workshops, language courses and technical reference works, a healthy work-life balance, regular team events, sporting and leisure activities and much more!

Hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and provides a fantastic range of leisure activities as well as a great nightlife. A maritime atmosphere and its Hanseatic cosmopolitan flair enable an especially high quality of life – and safety. We will make relocating simple, help you find a flat, offer you a German course, and make it easy for you to get to know your new home town.

Your contact person for this job offer is Verena Berg. 

We look forward to receiving your application (cover letter, your CV and references) as well as your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, preferably through our online application form.