Senior/Lead Technical Animator PC/Console Games India – REF 2803
We are working with an exciting mobile gaming studio based in Bangalore, India who are looking for an experienced Senior/Lead Technical Animator to join their talented animation team. This role is offered onsite with an excellent relocation package.
What you will be doing:
- As a Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of Technical Animators and ensure the creation of high-quality character rigs.
- Create advanced character rigs and deformation solutions.
- Create tools to improve/support our internal animation and character pipelines.
- Work across multi-disciplinary teams to establish, refine and optimize animation pipelines and procedures.
- Mentor and help junior members of the Animation team.
- Take part in review cycles, providing and improving on feedback from other team members.
Who you are:
- As a Lead 3+ years of experience in a Senior Technical Animator role, as a Senior 3+ years in a Technical Animator role.
- At least 1+ title shipped in a Technical Animator role (ideally AAA).
- An impressive portfolio demonstrating animation rigs, tools development or runtime solutions for AAA.
- Strong Unreal Engine, and Unreal Engine animation systems.
- Great experience and knowledge with 3d animation e.g., Maya and Motionbuilder.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- Great benefits package.
- Excellent relocation package offered.
- Healthy work/life balance.
- Friendly and supportive work environment.
Application
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2803.
Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, and we are GDPR compliant.
Art Outsourcing Supervisor Animation Barcelona – REF 1143
We are working with a well-established mobile games studio based in Barcelona, who are looking for a talented Art Outsourcing Supervisor to work on their latest exciting 2D animation projects.
What you will be doing:
- Report to the Art Outsourcing Manager to align on tasks and priorities.
- Ensure animated deliveries are received with the best quality.
- Work across multi-disciplinary teams to identify and solve problems in the art pipeline.
- Facilitate communication with internal departments and external vendors.
- Provide feedback to vendors-based art guidelines.
- Design, monitor and execute improvement plans.
- Generate and provide pertinent documentation to vendors.
- Implement accurately into the internal Asset Manager, making any needed fixes
Who you are:
- Industry experience in the game industry in an Art role or similar.
- Great understanding of 2D animation principles
- Professional experience handling art vendors and experience working with vendors.
- Proficient with Spine - 3D animation knowledge is a big plus.
- Professional experience working on asset management and maintaining asset pipelines.
- Experience with cloud services e.g., Drive, Doc and slides is a plus.
- Great English written and verbal communication skills.
- Having already supervised external art vendors is a huge bonus.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with flexible hours.
- Great benefits package including private medical insurance.
- Relocation support offered.
- State of the art studio including a gym, gaming room and hairdressers
- Studio based in a beautiful city full of rich culture.
- Personal development offered e.g., language lessons.
- Friendly and supportive work environment with social events/parties.
Application:
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 1143.
Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Junior VFX Artist Games Studio Southern Germany – Ref 2823
We are working with a well-established games studio based in the South of Germany, who are now looking for a Junior VFX Artist to join their team and work on their latest projects.
What will you do:
- Create Visual effects using Unreal Engine 5
- Create most of the required VFX assets (meshes, textures, flow maps, image sequences, vertex animations etc.)
- Collaborate and work closely across multi-disciplinary teams ensure the highest quality and best performance for effects.
- Work on further improvements and customization of the studios existing effects toolset.
Who are you:
- Industry experience in a VFX artist role or similar.
- An impressive portfolio showcasing your broad VFX skills.
- Being capable of VFX asset creation.
- Ability to create custom shaders and post effects.
- Ability to adapt to visual styles.
- Excellent communication and teamworking skills.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with flexible working hours.
- Excellent additional benefits including health insurance.
- Great work-life balance.
- Relocation support provided.
- Additional perks offered e.g., language classes, fitness studio etc.
Application:
To apply please forward your updated CV to cvs@big-planet.biz along with your latest URL portfolio/ showreel quoting reference 2823.
Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.
Remote Environment Artist AAA PC/Console Games REF – 2821
We are working with a well-established AAA games studio who are looking for a talented Environment Artist to join their team and work on their latest shooter-based project. This role is offered fully remote.
What you will be doing:
- Be responsible for creating high quality locations, providing the best player experience possible.
- Create strong environment storytelling with set dressing.
- Work with leadership to maintain artistic consistency and vision for the game.
- Maintain production and meet deadlines.
- Keep up to date on best practises for environment art creation.
What you will be doing:
- 2+ years industry experience in an environment artist role or similar.
- An impressive portfolio showcasing a diverse range of environment types.
- Strong understanding of game engine fundamentals.
- Advanced level modelling and texturing experience in Maya or 3DSMax, ZBrush, Substance Painter or Design and Photoshop.
- Great sense of scale, proportion, and composition.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours with no crunch.
- Remote/home working option.
- Supportive and inclusive work environment.
- Company social events.
- Professional learning and development opportunities.
Application:
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2821.
Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Senior Concept Artist AAA Console Games Studio London Ref 2431
Our client who specialises in multi-player games, is growing and working on an exciting new and upcoming project. They are looking to appoint a highly talented, passionate and creative Senior Concept Artist to join their successful team in London, England.
What will you be doing
- Works closely with and collaborate with the Project developers
- Mentor the junior artists
- Create impressive designs from realistic to sci-fi
What skills do you need
- Previous experience as a Concept artist in games development
- Has worked on shipped titles
- Design and illustration experience
- Photoshop
An added bonus, if you have the following skills:
- Ability to construct credible and realistic mechanical designs
- Industrial, sci-fi and mechanical design principles and their application to fictional characters, vehicles, machines, weapons etc
- A variety of art styles
- Anatomical knowledge - Character design
- 3D packages
Application
Please forward your updated PDF or Word formatted CV and your latest portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2431.
Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
3D Animator PC/Console Games Adriatic Region – REF 2810
We are working with an exciting PC/Console video games studio who are looking for a talented and experienced 3D Animator to join their team. As part of your role, you will be responsible for creating high-quality character and environment animations for their latest project.
What you will be doing:
- Create, develop and high-quality 3D animations across human characters and creatures
- Work across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure animation assets are delivered in a timely manner and to a high level of quality
- Collaborate with the design team to understand and interpret the vision for the game’s animations
- Take an animation all the way from creation to the game engine
- Stay up to date with industry trends and new technologies
Who you are:
- 3+ years of industry experience in an animation role or similar
- A good eye for animation principals and detail
- Good knowledge and understanding of animation implementation in UE, Unity or equivalent
- Proven keyframe expertise and practised skills
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
Competitive salary, profit share, relocation assistance, flexible work hours and a friendly, fun and supportive work environment.
Application
Please forward your updated PDF or Word formatted CV and your latest portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2810.
We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Remote/Onsite Environment Artist Games SE England – REF 2798
Our client is a multi-platform videogame studio looking for an Environment Artist to join their talented art team and create realistic real-world location for their train simulation titles. This role is offered remote with based in the UK or Ireland.
What you will be doing:
- Be responsible for creating high quality realistic worlds
- Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver content
- Keep up to date on best practises for environment art creation
- Adhere and follow to performance budget limitations
- Maintain the correct modelling and texture scale consistency
Who you are:
- Industry experience in an Environment Artist role or similar
- An impressive portfolio showcasing your environmental art skills
- Great knowledge and experience of 3D Studio Max/Maya and Photoshop
- Ability and potential to create high quality art assets
- Great English written and verbal communication
Benefits
A great work life balance with a healthy and supportive work environment, alongside a competitive salary and amazing benefit package
Application
To apply pls forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2798.
Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.
Senior Concept Artist Games Studio Austria Ref 2079
We are working with an established game studio based in Vienna, who are now looking to appoint an experienced and talented Senior Concept Artist, who is passionate about creating concepts and 2D art, to join their team.
Who are you
- A creative concept artist
- A minimum requirement of 5 years’ experience
- Gaming industry experience
- An amazing portfolio to showcase your creative skills
- Knowledge of stylization, lighting, colour and composition
- Lead, manage and mentor the Art team
Benefits
This studio offers a creative and positive working environment, interesting projects, market rate salary and more!
Application
Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2079.
We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Senior Animator PC/Console Games Vienna, Austria – REF 2793
Our client is a well-established PC and console studio based in Vienna, Austria who are now looking for an experienced Senior Animator to join their team and work on their latest projects.
What you will be doing:
- Work closely with the Art Director and/or Lead Animator to keep in line with the art direction and animation style
- Be responsible for delivering high quality game animations
- Create clear documentation of approaches, both technical and creative for animation
- Keep up to date with latest industry developments and advancements
- Help mentor junior members of the animation team
- Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams
Who you are:
- 5+ years of industry experience in an Animator position or similar
- Impressive portfolio showcasing your animation
- Great understanding of 3D animation
- Good experience and proficiency with Unreal Engine and Maya
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
- Good work-life balance
- Excellent Relocation support
- Flexible hours
- Collaborative, friendly, and supportive work environment
- Studio based in the one of the world’s ‘Best Cities’
Application
Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2793.
Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Remote Animator Games Studio NW England – REF 2732
Our client is a co-development studio working with some of the biggest AAA games studios in the world based in the NW of England. They are now looking for a talented Animator to join their team and help work on their latest exciting projects. This role is offered remote only if based in the UK or Ireland.
What you will be doing:
- Create high quality animations for in-game and cinematic scenes
- Work with Animation Leads to ensure consistency between initial vision and final animations
- Ensure animation work meets all technical constraints and adhere to guidelines
- Stick to schedules, update Jira and communicate progress
- Assist in both providing and implementing feedback
- Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams
- Work with technical animators to troubleshoot and improve existing workflows
- Mentor and coach junior members of the animation team
- Support, promote and build good team morale
Who you are:
- Industry experience in an animation role or similar
- Impressive animation portfolio demonstrating your skills
- Great knowledge and experience with Maya/3DS Max
- Proficiency with Unreal Engine 4/Unity
- Experience with Excel and Jira
- Keep to date with the latest technology and industry trends
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with flexible working hours
- Great benefits schemes including medical and dental insurance
- No crunch
- Opportunity to work with a friendly and supportive team
- Professional development opportunities
Application:
Please email me your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2732.
We are an equal opportunities recruitment agency, value diversity and don't discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Senior 2D Artist Games Austria REF 2388
We are working with an established Game Studio based in Vienna, a charming cultural haven in mainland Europe. We are seeking to employ an experienced and talented Senior 2D Artist, who is passionate about creating 2D art, to join their team.
Who you are:
- A creative 2D artist
- 5+ years’ experience
- Gaming industry experience with a published title under your belt
- An amazing portfolio to showcase your creative skills
- Knowledge of stylization, lighting, colour and composition
- Lead, manage and mentor the Art team
Benefits
This studio offers a creative and positive working environment, interesting projects, market rate salary and more!
Application
Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2388.
Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Senior Level Artist PC/Console Game Studio Austria - REF 2520
Our client is a well-established PC/Console games studio who are looking to appoint an experienced Senior level Artist, who’s a good communicator and team player to join their team.
What will you do?
- Be responsible for high quality creation and visual development of levels/maps.
- Work closely with the art team with feedback on visuals and performance
- Collaborate with the level design department to ensure that art and gameplay work hard in hard
- Ensure that levels are supporting the desired visual style of the titles
- Mentor and help junior members of the team when needed
Who are you?
- A min of 5 years as an artist in the games industry
- Great with composition, proportion and scale
- An impressive portfolio showcasing your environment /level art skills
- Great English written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Good work-life balance
- Excellent Relocation support
- Flexible hours
- Collaborative, friendly, and supportive work environment
- Studio based in the one of the world’s ‘Best Cities’
Application
To apply please forward your updated Word formatted CV to cvs@big-planet.biz along with your latest URL portfolio/ showreel quoting reference 2520.
Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Senior VFX Artist PC/Console Game Studio Austria - REF 2519
Our client is a well-established PC and Console game studio based in Vienna, Austria, they are now looking for a Senior VFX artist to join their exciting art team and work on their latest project.
What will you do:
- Conceptualize, create and implement high-quality VFX
- Work with VFX Lead and Art Director to ensure consistency between vision and implementation of effects
- Optimize VFX workflows
- Mentor and help junior members of the VFX art team, leading by example
- Document and communicate clear guidelines for VFX creation
- Research solutions and technologies with the engineering team
Who you are:
- 5+ years of industry experience in a VFX Artist role or similar
- Impressive portfolio showcasing your broad VFX skills
- A great understanding and experience in conceptualizing, creating and implementing VFX
- Great English written and verbal communication skills
- A passion for games and making them
Benefits:
- Good work-life balance
- Excellent Relocation support
- Flexible hours
- Collaborative, friendly, and supportive work environment
- Studio based in the one of the world’s ‘Best Cities’
Application:
Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2519.
We are an equal opportunity recruitment agency and value diversity. We do not discriminate. We are a GDPR compliant company.
Technical Animator PC/Console Games Austria – REF 2791
We are working with a PC and console studio based in Vienna, Austria who is looking for a Technical Animator to work on their hit project as well as their exciting new IPs.
What you will be doing:
- Be responsible for creating advanced character rigs
- Create tools to improve/support animation and character pipelines
- Breakdown designs into plans of action
- Communicatee plans effectively and efficiently across multi-disciplinary teams
- Keep up to date with new Animation and Rigging techniques and identify industry trends/best practices
Who you are:
- 3+ years of Industry experience in a Technical Animator role or similar
- Outstanding portfolio demonstrating your animation rigs and tools development
- Great experience and knowledge of animation, rigging and technical art using Maya and Unreal Engine
- Good English written and verbal communication skills
- A passion for video games
Benefits:
- Good work-life balance
- Excellent Relocation support
- Flexible hours
- Collaborative, friendly, and supportive work environment
- Studio based in the one of the world’s ‘Best Cities’
Application:
Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2791.
We are an equal opportunity recruitment agency and value diversity. We do not discriminate. We are a GDPR compliant company.
Technical Artist Quebec, Canada – REF 2783
We are working with a highly successful digital games and simulation studio based in the province of Quebec, Canada is looking for a Technical Artist. This studio believes passionately in their mission to build appealing worlds and craft stunning and inspiring games. They specialise in original games, VR, mobile and multiple platforms to create unique gaming experiences. For this role you have to be based in Canada or have a Canadian work permit.
What you will be doing:
- Be responsible for creating and innovating tools to facilitate production
- Create technical documentation to support the team
- Develop features specific to technical art
- Identity issues in the art pipeline and work with the team to develop solutions
- Identity and implement new workflows and best practises
Who you are:
- Industry experience in a Technical Artist role or similar
- University degree in multimedia, 3D animation or visual effects (or equivalent)
- Fundamental understanding of 3D art and its processes
- In-depth knowledge of 3D production software e.g. 3DS Max, Maya, Substance, Blender, ZBrush etc
- In-depth knowledge of at least one game engine such as Unity, Unreal, Cry Engine (or equivalent)
- In-depth knowledge of C#, Python, Mel Script, Max Script, JavaScript programming languages
- Knowledge in developing UI, QT, WPF etc. tools
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
This studio offers a competitive salary, health and dental care, free healthy snacks, and the opportunity to work in a comfortable and friendly environment on projects which you can be genuinely proud of.
Application:
Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2783.
We are an equal opportunity recruitment agency and value diversity. We do not discriminate. We are a GDPR compliant company.
3D Animator Canada Quebec – REF 1518
We are working with a highly successful digital games and simulation studio based in the province of Quebec, Canada is looking for a 3D Animator. This studio believes passionately in their mission to build appealing worlds and craft stunning and inspiring games. They specialise in original games, VR, mobile and multiple platforms to create unique gaming experiences. For this role you have to be based in Canada or have a Canadian work permit.
What you will be doing:
- Create high quality animations for characters and objects in line with the vison and style of the project
- Work in collaboration with other 3D animators
- Reviews rigs
- Asses requests for optimization or additions based on different projects
- Integrate animations into the game engine
Who you are:
- Industry experience in a 3D animator role or similar
- A university degree in multimedia, 3D animation or visual effects (or equivalent)
- Extensive knowledge of 3D production software – 3Ds Max, Unity
- In-depth understanding of human anatomy and movement
- Experience with texturing and modelling assets
- Fundamental understanding of traditional art and animation
- Advanced French speaking and writing skills
Benefits:
This studio offers a competitive salary, health and dental care, free healthy snacks and the opportunity to work in a comfortable and friendly environment on projects which you can be genuinely proud of.
Application:
Please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 1515.
We are an equal opportunity recruitment agency and value diversity. We do not discriminate. We are a GDPR compliant company.
Senior Lighting Artist AAA Console Games Studio UK Ref 2216
We are working with an award-winning AAA games studio based in the UK, who is looking for a highly skilled Senior Lighting Artist with an eye for detail, with strong artistic abilities, to join their team and work on their exciting new and unannounced projects.
What will you be doing
- Working closely with the Lead Artist and the Art Director and collaborate with the level design, cinematics, environment and tech art teams
- Create light scenes based on concept art and reference pictures
- Maintain the quality and ensure consistency with regard to the visual style
- Using game editor to review and implement all work
- Identifying and resolving any issues
Who you are
- A Senior Lighting Artist, along with an impressive portfolio
- Relevant games industry experience – pre-bake, dynamic and hybrid lighting skills
- Unreal 4
- Understanding of PBR and knowledge of colour grading, tone mapping, LUTs.
- Self-motivated, team player and a technical problem solver
An added bonus if you have the following skills:
- Unreal 5 Early Access and Lumen.
- Understanding the impact of Lighting direction on Level Design and gameplay.
- Knowledge of trends in videogame lighting, movie cinematography and photography.
- Understanding of HDR and its implementation.
- Experience lighting both environments, characters and cinematic cut scenes.
- An understanding of post processing effects including colour grading.
Benefits
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a leading game studio. This studio offers a comprehensive benefits package, with a focus on the staff and their families and advocates for a work-life balance.
Application
Please email your CV as a Word document to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2216
Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR complaint.
Lead Environment Artist AAA Console Games Studio UK Ref 2667
Our client is a world-class, award-winning studio who specialises in multi-player games based in South London. They are looking to appoint a highly talented Lead Environment Artist with hard surface and organic experience, to join their team of skilled artists, who will create amazing gameplay spaces, while maintaining their high-quality standards.
Responsibilities
• Reports to the Art Director
• Working closely with Production to plan the project’s environment needs
• Prioritise and establish the pipelines and processes for the team
• Mentor, lead and review the team’s output, providing regular feedback
• Maintain and drive the high quality of the environments
• Ensure the project’s visual direction is adhered throughout
• Project tracking and identify any issues to avoid any risks to the project
• Liaise and collaborate with the other leads, assessing further needs
Requirements
• An experienced Lead Environment Artist in the games industry, with at least 1 shipped title
• Ideally AAA games experience, with an impressive portfolio showcasing your environment art skills
• Solid team management
• PBR workflow
• 3DS Max, Maya, Photoshop, Substance Painter
• Jira or any other standard asset tracking software
An added bonus if you have the following skills:
• Unreal 4
• Zbrush, Substance Designer
• Hard surface and/or foliage asset modelling skills
Application
Please forward your updated PDF or Word formatted CV and your latest portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2667.
We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Principal Character Artist AAA Games London – REF 2677
We are working with a leading AAA console game whose studio culture is rooted in an open, friendly, and collaborative environment. They are now looking for a talented Principal Character Artist to join their team and work on their latest projects.
What you will be doing:
- Work with the Lead Character Artist and Art Director to create high-quality assets in keeping with the project’s vision
- Be responsible for creating high-quality characters and creatures varying in scale and complexity
- Collaborate across multi-disciplinary areas to ensure that characters look great and function well
- Help define pipelines and workflows
- Coach and mentor junior-level members of the Art team
- Model characters using reference photographs and concept art materials
- Identity, anticipate and troubleshoot assets errors and action creative feedback
Who you are:
- An impressive Up-to-date portfolio with recent examples of hard surface characters e.g., robots or Mechas
- Expert level experience with PBR workflows
- Strong sense of silhouette, form, and proportion
- Knowledge and understanding of real-world human and animal anatomy
- Understanding of mesh topology best practises for animation purposes
- Proven ability in optimised 3D asset creation, including LOD generation
- Proficiency with sculpting and modelling tools such as Zbrush, Mudbox, 3D studio Max or Maya
- Worked with industry tracking software e.g., Jira
- Experience working with photoshop and Substance Painter
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with no crunch
- Great benefits including private medical and dental cover
- Generous bonus and reward schemes
- Friendly and supportive work environment
- Excellent additional perks including discounts, car leasing schemes etc
Application:
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference number 2677.
We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Lead Character Artist AAA Games London – REF 2365
A great opportunity has opened for an experienced Lead Character Artist to join a well-established AAA studio, this role is offered at their studio located in London.
What you will be doing:
- Work closely with the Art Director and Creative Director to define the look and feel of the game’s characters
- Be responsible for creating, establishing, and maintaining high-quality characters
- Inspire and motivate your team, proving mentorship and feedback to maintain high-quality art with best practices and workflows
- Identify and communicate risks and weaknesses
- Help your team, in terms of maintaining quality, efficiency, and consistency through feedback and mentoring
- Collaborate with Art and Design Directors to create technical sound, engaging and memorable characters
- Proactively seek areas for improvement in the Character Art development pipeline
Who you are:
- 5+ years of experience in a Character Artist role or similar
- An impressive portfolio demonstrating a strong understanding of form, silhouette, shape, texture, colour, and lighting
- Experience in managing a Character Art Team
- Great experience and proficiency with 3D Studio Max or Maya, Zbrush, and Photoshop
- Superb 3D modelling and texturing skills
- Highly experienced working with multiple texturing workflows
- Experience with character pipelines and memory management of UVs, textures etc
- Strong knowledge and understanding of human anatomy, characterisation, proportions etc
- Good knowledge of mechanical construction and functionality e.g., gear, weapons etc
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- Great English written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with no crunch
- Great benefits including private medical and dental cover
- Generous bonus and reward schemes
- Friendly and supportive work environment
- Excellent additional perks including discounts, car leasing schemes etc
Application:
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2365.
We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Hard Surface Artist AAA Games London – REF 2761
We are working with a leading AAA action-based videogame studio who are looking for a Hard Surface Artist to join their exciting Art Team.
What you will be doing:
- Work closely with the Art Director and help create and maintain assets to high quality standards
- Create believable and inspiring hard surface assets e.g., robots, vehicles, weapons etc.
- Maintain quality, efficiency, and consistency across your work
- Work closely with Associate Producers and other departments to ensure fluid and speedy workflow
- Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary teams to maintain gameplay and performance requirements
- Build and maintain pipelines that are scalable and sustainable
- Mentor and help junior members of staff
Who you are:
- 5+ years of experience in a Hard Surface Artist role or similar
- Experience creating 3D Art for video games, having worked on several commercial projects
- Strong understanding of art principles
- Deep understanding of contemporary workflows
Good leadership and people management skills
- Able to efficiently interact and communicate with team members of different departments
- Good leadership and people management skills
Passion for games hard-surface and enthusiasm for playing games
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with generous bonus scheme
- Great benefits package including private medical insurance
- Amazing additional perks e.g., car leasing and cycle to work schemes
- Friendly and supportive work environment with social events/parties
Application:
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2761.
Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Senior VFX Artist Games Spain – REF 2681
Our client is a well-known mobile game studio based in the beautiful and sunny city of Barcelona. They are now looking for a Senior VFX Artist to join their exciting team and work on latest titles.
What you will be doing?
- Design and create high quality VFX
- Work across multi-disciplinary teams to guide the VFX direction for the game
- Construct and maintain an efficient pipeline
- Maximize the project’s visual spectacle using practise systems and other elements
- Maintain knowledge of game production technologies
- Supervise and help mentor junior members of the team regarding VFX
Who you are?
- 3+ years of experience in a VFX artist role or relevant field
- Great knowledge and proficiency using 3DSMax and Unity
- In-depth knowledge using Photoshop
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Keen passion and interest for mobile games
- Knowledge of real-time techniques used in the mobile game development cycle
- A positive collaborative and professional work attitude
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with flexible hours
- Great benefits package including private medical insurance
- Relocation support offered
- State of the art studio including a gym, gaming room and hairdressers
- Studio based in a beautiful city full of rich culture
- Personal development offered e.g., language lessons
- Friendly and supportive work environment with social events/parties
Application:
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2681.
Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
VFX Artist Console Games UK – REF 2721
We are working with a co-development studio who works with global AAA clients, working on multiple and exciting projects, offering plenty of variety. They are looking to appoint an experienced VFX Artist to join their growing art team. This role is offered fully remotely if based in the UK.
What you will be doing:
- From prototype to implementation, create high quality visual effects
- Work with VFX Lead and Art Director to ensure consistency between vision and implementation
- Assist with concepting new ideas and exploring new techniques
- Help improve the efficiency in the VFX art processes
- Keep up to date with industry advancements and technologies
- Document and communicate clear technical guidelines for VFX creation
- Help mentor junior members of the VFX art team
- Assist in both providing and implementing feedback
Who you are:
- Industry experience in a VFX art role or similar
- Portfolio/showreel, demonstrating excellent artistic ability through a range of 2D and 3D real time game VFX
- Proficient in Maya/Max, Photoshop, Substance and After Effects
- Experience in VFX software such as Houdini, UE4’s Cascade, Niagra etc
- Good understanding of timing, weight, physical behaviour, and motion physics
- Up to date on current VFX trends and technologies
- Experience of various tools and game engines currently used in game development
- Great English written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with flexible working hours
- Great benefits package including private medical insurance schemes
- Employee share scheme and annual bonus offered
- Relocation support is provided if needed
- Amazing addition perks including monthly fitness sessions
Application:
To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2721.
Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
Senior Environment Artist VR Games Amsterdam – REF 2756
We are looking for a talented Senior Environment for our client VR games studio based in Amsterdam, Holland. This role is offered onsite and is open to candidates from the EU.
What you will be doing:
- Work alongside the Art Director to ensure consistency in style and quality in the environment art
- Work across multi-disciplinary teams in crafting a detailed and immersive world
- Produce work within performance specifications under deadlines
- Facilitate open communication with the art team to discuss progress and review work
- Collaborate with leads to identity and commission art assets for external production
- Mentor and share your knowledge with junior members of the team
- Create and integrate environment art assets into the game engine, from function block out to final polish
- Identify and solve potential bottlenecks and Trouble shoot asset errors
- Co-ordinate with lead and production to maintain a clear and consistent view on planning
Who you are:
- 3+ years of industry experience in an Environment Art role or similar
- Experience in building worlds in engine e.g., Unreal Engine
- Understanding of modern materials and shaders in a high level of proficiency with Maya/3DsMax/Blender, Zbrush, and Substance Designer/Painter
- Strong art fundamentals e.g., colour proportions, shape and function of form
- Understanding of modularity and environment systems used in fast, iterative, and efficient production
- Experience with mobile/VR development is a bonus
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with a healthy work-life balance
- Great benefits offered
- Flexible working hours
- Access to the latest VR hardware and titles
- Friendly and supportive work environment
Application:
Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2756.
Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.
UI Artist Console Games Studio NW England – REF 2729
Our client is a co-development studio working with some of the biggest AAA games studios in the world based in the NW of England. They are now looking for a talented UI Artist to join their team and help work on their latest exciting projects. This role is offered remote only if based in UK or Ireland.
What you will be doing:
- Be responsible for creating high quality 2D UI graphical artwork, from prototype through to implementation in game
- Work with the Art Director, ensuring consistency between initial vision and final assets
- Mentor junior members of the UI Artist team
- Work across multi-disciplinary teams to establish UI documents, concepts, and implementation
- In collaboration with other departments, create beautiful icons, menus, buttons, and front-end HUD graphics
- Provide and be able to receive constructive feedback
- Keep up to date with the latest industry trends and advancements
Who you are:
- Industry Experience in a UI Artist role or similar
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator
- Excellent graphical artistic ability, with clear understanding of colour theory, proportion, and use of negative space
- Good understanding of tools used in game development
- Experienced using current game editors such as Unreal or Unity
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Great interpersonal and organisational skills
- Up to date with latest UI/UX trends
Benefits:
- Competitive salary with flexible working hours
- Great benefits schemes including medical and dental insurance
- No crunch
- Opportunity to work with a friendly and supportive team
- Personal development opportunities
Application:
Please email me your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2729.
We are an equal opportunities recruitment agency, value diversity and don't discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.