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Senior Character Modeler, Telltale Games
Location: San Rafael, California Responsibilities – Create appealing characters for Telltale games, working with the Lead Artist, Concepts artist, Designers, Riggers and Animators to balance quality and game performance. – Model, UV and texture polygonal game characters accurately from provided concept art keeping the appeal and the essence of the concept. – Maintain the style for different characters on the same project. – Ability to model in a variety of styles. – Follow art directions and Telltale technical requirements. – Mentor other Character Modeler’s on the team in terms of model appeal, best topology practices, etc. – Establish character pipelines and help drive character modeling forward in the studio. – Manage outsourcing, communication and assets when overflow modeling is needed. Essential Skills – Minimum of 5 years of work experience as a Character Modeler or similar role, and at least 2 shipped titles. – Proven ability to create great looking textures, in a variety of styles, both from reference and painting from scratch. – Proper and imaginative use of materials and shaders. – Required understanding of how rigging and animation impact character creation with regard to spans and geometry topology. – Ability to assess and implement clean, efficient geometry for maximum performance in the engine. – Expertise in Maya, ZBrush, and Photoshop, other packages are encouraged also. – Self-driven, excellent verbal and written communication, Team player. – Experience working and directing outsourcing and/or mentoring junior team members – Strong drawing and painting capabilities is essential. – Please submit a link to a demo reel/work samples with your application in order to be considered for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work and accept new employment in the U.S. Interested? Apply now.
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