Senior Character Artist/Artiste de personnages senior

PlayStation • Other US Location

Company

PlayStation

Location

Other US Location

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

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Poste - Artiste de  personnages senior

Nous recherchons un-e artiste en personnages senior passionné-e pour rejoindre l'équipe de projet de Haven Entertainment Studios. Le-la modélisateur-trice de personnages sera responsable de tout ce qui concerne les personnages pendant le développement du jeu. Le-la candidat-e travaillera en collaboration avec de nombreuses équipes, telles que Concept art, Animation, Rigging, Game Design, etc. afin d'assurer une haute qualité et de consolider la direction visuelle avec les intentions de conception.

Rapport

L'artiste de personnages  senior est placé-e sous la responsabilité du-de la producteur-trice (personnages).

Responsabilités et tâches

  • RĂ©aliser des personnages de premier plan dans leur intĂ©gralitĂ©.

  • CrĂ©er des accessoires et des Ă©lĂ©ments de surface dure en relation avec les personnages.

  • Travailler en Ă©troite collaboration avec les ingĂ©nieurs-eures de rendu, crĂ©er et maintenir des shaders de peau, de cheveux et de matĂ©riaux très rĂ©alistes.

  • Travailler en collaboration avec le-la directeur-trice artistique et les artistes conceptuels pour connaĂ®tre les intentions artistiques et les dĂ©lais Ă  respecter, vous fournirez des modèles primaires aux programmeurs afin qu'ils puissent les intĂ©grer dans le moteur et tester les premières intentions de jeu. 

  • Penser de manière crĂ©ative, et rechercher des rĂ©fĂ©rences pertinentes Ă  partir de diverses sources, pour rĂ©soudre les dĂ©fis artistiques quotidiens

Expérience et compétences requises

  • Bon sens de l'anatomie et des proportions ;

  • ComprĂ©hension de la forme, du langage des formes et de la couleur ;

  • ComprĂ©hension des contraintes techniques dans le dĂ©veloppement de jeux et capacitĂ© Ă  les appliquer lors de la crĂ©ation de personnages ;

  • Connaissance technique approfondie des shaders liĂ©s aux personnages, comment crĂ©er des peaux et des cheveux rĂ©alistes tout en comprenant les contraintes budgĂ©taires ;

  • Forte Ă©thique de travail, autodirection et vision artistique

  • Solide connaissance de la sculpture numĂ©rique - avec ZBrush ou un logiciel Ă©quivalent ;

  • Connaissance des outils de conception graphique (tels que Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Marvelous Designer et After Effects). 

  • MaĂ®trise des outils d'Ă©dition et de dĂ©veloppement de jeux vidĂ©o

  • ComprĂ©hension des principes d'utilisabilitĂ© et de l'architecture de l'information

  • Solides compĂ©tences en matière de communication et de collaboration avec les membres de l'Ă©quipe dans plusieurs disciplines.

Qualifications préférées

  • Forte expertise de UE4 et fort intĂ©rĂŞt pour UE5

  • IntĂ©rĂŞt pour un projet GAAS qui nĂ©cessitera une capacitĂ© d'adaptation Ă  la personnalisation et Ă  la production d'actifs de personnages dans un environnement de jeu en ligne.

  • Un Ĺ“il aiguisĂ© pour le design UX et une passion pour la communication visuelle

  • Un esprit très crĂ©atif et innovant

Position - Senior Character Artist

We are looking for a passionate Senior Character Artist to join the Haven Entertainment Studios project team. The character modeler will be responsible for everything character related during the development of the game. The candidate will work in collaboration with many teams, such as Concept art, Animation, Rigging, Game Design, etc. to ensure high quality and consolidate the visual direction with the design intentions.


Reporting

The Senior Character Artist will report to the Producer (Characters).
 

 Responsibilities and Duties

  • Realize industry-leading characters in their entirety

  • Create Props and hard-surface elements in relation to the characters

  • Work closely with rendering engineers, crafting and maintaining highly realistic skin, hair and material shaders.

  • Work in collaboration with the Artistic Director & the Concept Artists to know the artistic intentions and the deadlines to respect, you will provide primary models to programmers so they can integrate them into the engine and test first gameplay intentions. 

  • Think creatively, and search for relevant references from various sources, to solve daily artistic challenges;

Experience and skills required

  • A good sense of anatomy, and proportions;

  • Understanding of form, shape language and color;

  • Understanding of the technical constraints in game development and ability to apply them when creating characters;

  • Deep technical knowledge about character related shaders, how to create realistic looking skin and hair while understanding budget constraints;

  • Strong work ethic, self-direction and artistic vision

  • Solid knowledge of digital sculpting - in ZBrush or equivalent software;

  • Knowledge of graphic design tools (such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Marvelous Designer and After Effects) 

  • Proficient in videogame editing & development tools

  • Understanding of usability principles & information architecture

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with team members across multiple disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong expertise of UE4 and strong interests toward UE5

  • Interest in a gaas project which will require adaptability to customization and production of character assets in an online gaming environment

  • A sharp eye for UX design and a passion for visual communication

  • A highly creative and innovative spirit

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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08/27/2024

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