Senior 3D Creature & Character Artist - Stellaris

Characters are a key part of what brings games to life. At Paradox, we have characters ranging from humans to funghi aliens. If you’re looking for a role that offers you a great variety to your art, then this might be for you.
About the role
We are currently on the lookout for a Senior 3D Creature artist with a broad skillset who could take on a variety of 3D character creation tasks, with a focus on aliens and creatures. Together with the art director and the art leads you will be helping out to set up and drive the character art vision, and also defining and driving a character customization system.
You will be creating characters & creatures, clothing and character props, and in close collaboration with our animators and VFX artists bring the characters to life. Your work will also entail establishing pipelines, estimations, coaching and mentoring other team members, as well as working with external development partners (writing briefs, regular communication and feedbacking, implementation of outsourced assets into the game engine).
Requirements
8-10+ years of character & creature creation experience from the games industry
Exceptional understanding of the human/creature anatomy, color, values and form language
Expert knowledge in Zbrush, Marvelous Designer and Substance Painter
Knowledge of skinning, rigging, technical constraints and optimization
Ability to create, adapt, iterate and be a driving force for Creature art
Ability to properly research and work independently in absence of concept art

The right candidate shows an understanding of the strategy game genre and a passion for anything sci-fi. At Paradox we take pride in providing opportunities for our artists to express their creativity, and to develop and learn new skills. Therefore we also actively look for people who are interested in expanding their talents. Ideal Paradox employees enjoy working in a fast paced open work environment, and have good communication and pedagogical skills.
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If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.
At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.