Senior Character Artist

Are you a passionate, motivated and experienced Character Artist? Do you have a strong passion for playing and developing Online RPG's? Then this might be the job for you!
About the position

Ubisoft Massive is looking for a Senior Character Artist with previous experience from the Games Industry. You will work with creating characters for a AAA Online RPG, and you will frequently interact with the art director and the animators. The position is full time on site at our studio in Malmö, Sweden and is open to senior applicants.

Responsibilities

- You will be responsible for modeling and texturing in-game characters
- You will follow the model all the way from concept to implementation
- You will be responsible for the model all the way to the finished game
- You will mentor Junior artists within the pipeline

You as a candidate

This position is a great position, if you have a few years of experience and three or more published titles behind you and you are looking for a new opportunity. This title will allow you to join a team at an international studio, working on a AAA title. As an artist you are inspired by human anatomy and you are constantly on the lookout for interesting shapes, silhouettes and materials. Preferably you have a combination of classical art training and 3D art training with a focus on games. You have very high standards, and feel ready to take character art to the next level and we can see that by looking at your portfolio.

Required skills and experience:

- Working knowledge of at least 2 major 3D-package (i.e 3DSMAX, Maya, MODO), Zbrush and Adobe Photoshop
- Ability to model, texture, shade and light a human character to photoreal quality
- Excellent skill at producing high-quality textures from photographic reference.
- At least three shipped AAA titles

Additional bonus skills:

- Rigging / Animation Knowledge
- Basic understanding of human anatomy
- Experience from FPS/MMO development
- Experience with next gen game development

Please note that applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

About Massive

Longing to be part of a fun, creative and passionate workplace? We can offer you this and more in a meritocratic environment with friendly atmosphere and some of the best craftsmen of the industry! On top of that we have great support from Ubisoft and uncompromising commitment to remain a top quality AAA development studio. Are you up for it? It's time to come aboard for the ride!

Massive Entertainment, a fully owned Ubisoft Entertainment studio, is a premier producer of games and interactive entertainment for the global market. The studio is located in Malmö, Sweden and has more than 250 passionate game developers working on several major titles of different genres. We take pride in our games and so far we have had great success with best selling games like World in Conflict, Assassin?s Creed Revelations and Far Cry 3. These titles have positioned the company as one of the most prominent development studios in the world.

Please apply directly on our homepage: http://www.massive.se/available-positions/?aguid=8708F0B133494BBBA8633B3F5F967DA9&site=massive&subsite=