As a Senior Character Artist at Riot, you will bring champions to life by crafting and texturing high and low poly models. You will help build some of the most iconic characters in the world of gaming. Your sculpting skills, artistic eye and understanding of anatomy, form, and color will lead the way in character creation. Working within both technical and design constraints, you will use your knowledge of proportions, anatomy and readability to ensure models are optimized in game. You'll be self-guided and help raise the bar for character art at Riot . You will be a mentor to other character artists and support the upholding and sometimes creation of style guides. Your craft expertise and high-level execution will enrich the player’s immersive experience.

As a 3D Character Art Lead on VALORANT, you will manage a team of Character Artists and oversee the development and growth of the team. Your craft expertise and high-level execution will enrich the player’s immersive experience.

Responsibilities:

Partner with other art leads on the team to develop a cohesive vision for each new Agent and their abilities.
Collaborate with the Character team leads to ensure that each new Agent integrates with the existing cast of Agents, visually and gameplay-wise.
Communicate a cohesive vision and standard for artistic workflows and pipelines.
Identify new opportunities to increase art workflow efficiency and unlock new creative opportunities.
Be a career mentor and coach for the artists on your team.
Guide your team in developing healthy practices for giving and receiving feedback.
Work with publishing and merchandise departments to ensure alignment and support for non-game deliverables and products.
Work with recruiting and art leadership to establish and support the growth, staffing, and resource allocation of the 3D character art discipline over time.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of professional experience as a 3D character artist in games or related industries.
Experience with Maya, Substance Painter and AAA character creation pipelines.
Highly proficient communication skills and capacity to act as an ambassador between Design, Concept, 3D, Tech Art, Animation and VFX.
Experience working with PBR materials and shaders.
Experience giving thorough direction and delivering timely, clear feedback.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience developing in Unreal
Experience with the technical requirements for a variety of game platforms
Familiar with VALORANT – It’s gameplay and art style.
Passion for the tactical FPS genre.

Our Perks:

We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games.

It's our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00).