Principal Character Artist - Leamington Spa, United Kingdom - Playground Games Ltd

Playground Games Ltd

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Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

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Company Name
Playground Games Ltd
Salary
Competitive
Location
Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Industry sector
Animation
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
12/02/202 Experience Level
Mid-Senior Level
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Remote / Hybrid
No

Playground Games is looking for a Principal Character Artist to join our Fable team on a Permanent basis.

ABOUT US:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun.

We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

You will be part of the Character Team, creating the people and creatures of Albion.

You will work side by side with the Lead Character Artist to deliver high quality game characters, as well as providing feedback and documentation to outsource partners and other members of the team.

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa, with the choice of hybrid working.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Establish and maintain the benchmark for highly realistic sculpting, retopology and texturing
Help to define pipelines and workflow in collaboration with the Character Art Lead, and the Tech Art, Concept, Tech Animation and Animation Teams
Help to provide and maintain documentation and feedback for the team and our outsource partners
Integration of characters in to engine, troubleshooting rendering/shader issues and balancing textures

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

A portfolio demonstrating highquality Character work and AAA games experience. This portfolio can be submitted as a link to a portfolio website or added as an attachment along with your CV
Passion and enthusiasm to deliver a wide range of characters for a muchloved franchise
A team player who thrives on collaboration and sharing ideas
A genuine passion for video games and Fable

This is a fantastic opportunity to make characters for a world class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry's most exciting first-party game studios.