Content Artist

Description

The content artist will be responsible for crafting 3D high poly models, textures, UV maps and materials for current gen & next gen titles. They might be props, environment pieces, weapons, or vehicles! The content artist is our general artist position at Gearbox, so it’s a great place to be a part of every aspect of our art culture and team!

Responsibilities:

• Create exciting and attractive assets that are detailed and interesting
• Contribute and interact with level designers, Art Director, concept artists and other art leads to achieve visual goals that match gameplay, aesthetic and performance objectives
• Work from concept art, style sheets, or reference to achieve these goals
• Provide feedback to other artists or external partners to ensure we’re working together to meet  project’s artistic expectations
• Work alongside environment artists to craft new or additional content to meet necessary aesthetic goals
• Constantly playing GBX projects, making sure our art is looking exciting and with quality

Skills Required:

• Have excellent 3D modeling skills
• Be able to model, UV map, and create textures
• Be proficient in 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, and Zbrush or Mudbox
• Understand what it means to implement and import art into a game editor / engine
• Excellent communicator and team player -- here at Gearbox we thrive on collaboration and working together to meet our project artistic goals
• Be passionate about making games

Experience:

• At least  1 – 2 years professional experience or published mod work
• UDK / Unreal3 engine experience a plus
• Technical material creation a plus
• Luxology Modo experience a plus