Senior 3D Artist – photorealistic assets (#4231)

Founded in 2012, N-iX Games is one of the biggest game development and art production vendors in Ukraine, working with leading publishers and media enterprises around the globe. The team of 240+ professionals focuses on full-cycle game development, VR solutions, and content creation for all the most popular platforms. The studio has successfully collaborated with over 40 clients, including Paradox Interactive, Tempo Storm, Supermassive Games, and VRChat.

At N-iX Games, we strive to deliver AAA quality of our work and are looking for exceptional talent to join us. If you are excited about the opportunity to collaborate and grow among passionate experts, we invite you to our team!

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior 3D Artist to work remotely, in-house, to deliver great-looking, photorealistic assets for AAA games of different genres.

Responsibilities:

• Creation of high-quality assets with given references and requirements
• Match the required art style of a project
• Optimize of finished objects in accordance with the specified technical limitations
• Cooperate with other artists to streamline the art creation process

• Work with the team lead to create a plan and schedule

   

Required Skills:

• Good understanding of composition and lighting
• Good knowledge of gameplay and level design
• Strong knowledge of 3dsMax, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag
• Strong modeling and texturing skills
• Ability to rationally distribute polycount at the facility
• Understanding different UV types (tiles, rectangular, UDIM)
• Good understanding of PBR pipelines for texturing
• Understanding vertex paint workflow in 3ds Max 
• Ability to follow and correctly interpret the concept
• Ability to create 3D models from a photo, a drawing
• Knowledge of modern pipelines and technical limitations for assets creation
• Strong portfolio showing 3D art skills
• Good organization, time management, problem-solving, and communication skills

• Familiarity with a game development cycle

   

As a plus:

• Knowledge of Houdini, blueprints in UE5, Unity, Maya/Blender, Substance Designer
• Work with game engines (Unity, EU5)
• Ability to communicate in English

• Passion for games

   

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers