Amazon Game Studio is looking for an experienced 3D Character Artist who can join our team in sunny Irvine, CA.

In this role you will work closely with the character team and concept team to execute high quality assets, by adhering to the high visual standards and vision set by the Art Director and Art Lead for both character design and organic modeling.

The perfect candidate will have strong knowledge of all aspects of character creation, and be a hardworking self-motivated team player that brings future heroes to life. You will be proficient in character creation and character systems for AAA third person action games. You should have a strong sense of vision and passion to create high quality assets that delight our customers.
If the opportunity to help create Amazon’s next big hit is the challenge you have been looking for, we want to hear from you!

What you’ll do:

Work closely with art lead to execute the artistic vision of the game.
Must have deep understanding of the development of the character visual style / pipeline for outfit, weapon, and creature to deliver competitive, cutting edge assets
Works effectively and collaboratively across all functional disciplines of the team.
Accountable for delivery of individual assets, ensuring that they meet the highest quality, defined objectives, and scheduled requirements
Able to follow direction and react to critiques in a timely manner
Collaborate with the concept, character, animation and tech art teams.
Increase the team’s skills through mentorship of skills, process and artistic techniques.
Strong portfolio including examples of strong design sensibilities and attention to detail.
Solid knowledge of next generation asset creation pipelines, tools, software.
Strong grasp of form, shape, structure, and silhouette as they relate to modeling and gameplay.
Thorough understanding of anatomy and how characters move when rigged.
Solid knowledge of working with shaders and normal/spec/diffuse maps to get the best look within game engine technical limits/constraints.
Great eye for light, shade, color, and detail in creating texture maps.
Able to create assets under supervision that fulfil the needs of rigging, animation, and design to ensure clean handoff for assets.
Able to articulate needs to Lead for with regard to developing new or improve upon technologies to improve character model quality
Proven ability to learn new tools and techniques.
Able to accurately estimate the time to complete individual tasks.
Passion for making and playing great games.

Requirements

5+ years of experience with high-end game engine, including high-resolution 3d modeling, surfacing, optimization, and game integration.
2+ shipped AAA game titles or equivalent work e.g. live product development
5+ years of experienced in game development as an artist specializing in character / creature using Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Mudbox or Marvelous designer.
Online Portfolio demonstrating character art skills

Pluses:

Being an avid gamer!
Skill in one or more related disciplines – illustration, animation, visual effects, or technical art
Proven ability to mentor and share knowledge effectively.
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.

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