Lead Character Artist (Star Wars FPS)

Requisition Number: 174931

Position Title: Character Director

External Description:

Respawn Entertainment is a AAA video game development studio that aspires to create new hit games that leave a lasting impact for gamers worldwide. Our work includes the critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends and Titanfall franchise. We developed the Star Wars™ action-adventure game Jedi: Fallen Order and virtual reality game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, and we are continuing development for our live free-to-play game, Apex Legends.

You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

We are seeking a Lead Character Artist with the passion and know-how to drive the creation of the galaxy’s most diverse characters and creatures. As the Lead Character Artist on our Star Wars FPS team, you will establish and maintain our character creation process and play a pivotal role in developing character-centric game features. Respawn embraces a highly collaborative and iterative development process, so this role will involve working heavily with a variety of other departments and feature teams. The ideal candidate is a blend of excellent artist, effective manager, and understands the technical requirements and demands of a modern AAA character pipeline. This position is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor, build a team, and execute your vision for building the best looking Star Wars characters possible.

What you’ll do…

• Work closely with the Art Director and Concept Art to drive the creation of high quality character meshes, textures, and materials.
• Establish process, standards, documentation, and training.
• Ensure that character art assets are built to high technical and efficiency standards.
• Task and manage a large team, both internally and with external partners.
• Collaborate with Production to organize, schedule, and manage the character art team's daily activities.
• Partner with Engineering and Technical Art to build and improve the character art pipeline.
• Troubleshoot a wide variety of issues in DCC tools and in game.

Ideally you’ll have…

• Experience shipping at least two AAA games and actively contributing in all phases of development, preferably in a leadership role.
• A strong understanding of prototyping mindset and strategy.
• Excellent understanding of anatomy, proportion and silhouette.
• Experience with facial animation, FACS, photogrammetry or blendshape acquisition.
• Mastery of modern asset generation techniques in industry standard DCC tools. (Maya/Max, Zbrush, Substance, etc.)
• Expert knowledge of physically based rendering and authoring photoreal assets.
• A solid understanding of rigging, skinning, LOD creation, budgets, and other technical requirements of building optimized content.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience managing and collaborating with a team working remotely.
• Extensive experience collaborating with other departments, artists, designers, and programmers.

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you, please submit your resume and we will get back to you once we have reviewed it.

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth which come with being a member of our team, working at Respawn has many other perks and benefits! Learn more at respawn.com/perks.

 

 

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 110

Can this position be remote?: 1

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.