Overview

ZeniMax Online Studios is looking for a Technical Character Artist to assist with the production of characters. This technical art position will work with various members of the Figure Art team to address character rigging related issues: from in-game editing and data set-up to vertex weighting adjustments. This Technical Artist will also be making art changes and adjustments to submitted assets, so experience with character art is important. This is a dynamic environment that will challenge you as you become a full-fledged professional game developer.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Outsourcing Managers, other Tech Artists, and Character Artists
Prepare armor, costumes, weapons, mounts, and monsters for export into game
Evaluate all incoming outsourced art for technical issues
Adjust vertex weighting for armors, costumes, mounts, and monsters
Geo and texture adjustments on outsourced assets when necessary
Export adjusted geometry to engine
Data set-up of exported assets in engine
Learn proprietary tools for rigging of the game-ready character meshes and internal tools for export

Qualifications

Ability to skin meshes to various rigs
Love of characters and animation
Strong grasp of anatomy, form, proportion, and color
Intermediate+ understanding of character modeling and texturing principles
Understanding of good mesh topology for deformation
Some working experience in rigging characters for video games
Working knowledge of 3D Studio Max, Zbrush, and Photoshop
Familiarity with game engines
Interest in working with and supporting Artists and Animators in the production environment
Responsive to direction
Tenacious problem solver
Strong aesthetic sense and ability to communicate creative ideas clearly
Strong communication skills: written and verbal
Self-sufficient and capable of independent learning

Preferred Skills

Familiarity with modular character customization systems is a plus
Experience with animation is a plus but not required
Enjoy playing MMOs