Senior Vehicle Artist

Cloud Imperium; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio in Manchester is seeking a Senior Vehicle Artist to create cutting-edge vehicles for their next-gen games. This role requires mastery in hard-surface techniques, collaboration with various teams, and the ability to ensure high visual and technical standards. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills and creativity, ensuring the best outcomes in vehicle design. A commitment to diversity and creating an inclusive workplace is essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in vehicle or character design for games.
• Proficient in software used for hard-surface modeling.
• Ability to collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of new vehicles, ensuring quality.
• Translate the Vehicle Art Director's vision into game assets.
• Improve processes and workflows in vehicle production.
• Collaborate with various teams to meet project standards.
• Proactively identify and resolve production issues.

Skills

Mastery of modern hard-surface techniques

Attention to visual design and technical aspects

Effective communication skills

Ability to motivate and influence others

Job description

Founded in 2012 by renowned game developer Chris Roberts, Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) is one of the largest global independent studios, dedicated to delivering next-generation AAA games. CIG prides itself in thinking outside the box, encouraging creativity and developing ground-breaking technology. CIG believes in raising the bar for the gaming industry and the NT community as a whole.

About the Role:

Theಾನ Senior Vehicle Artist will work with Vehicle Content Team to create spaceships and ground vehicles for Star Citizen's Persistent Universe. They will take ownership of these vehicles and ensure that they are delivered to a high technical and visual standard, supporting the Vehicle Artists working alongside them. They will work closely with the Lead Vehicle Artist to help improve workflows and ensure that the projects they have ownership of run smoothly.

Our vehicles range from small single seater fighters all the way up to capital sized ships and everything in between. Many of our vehicles have fully realised interiors, which тела makes this role a hybrid of vehicle artist and environment artist.

What do our Senior Vehicle Artists do?

• Take ownership of new vehicles in production and support the rest of the team working on them.
• Work closely with the Vehicle Art Director to ensure that their creative vision is translated into the game.
• Work with the Lead Vehicle Artist to help improve processes and workflow.
• Collaborate with the other disciplines in the Vehicle Content Team to ensure our vehicles meet the strict functional standards our project demands.
• Proactively identify issues, working with the Lead Artist to discover solutions.

What do we expected from our Senior Vehicle Artists?

Mastery of modern hard-surface techniques and workflows.

An eye for detail for both visual design and the more technical aspects of game art.

Skilled communicator, interacting with a cross disciplinary team effectively and consistently both in person and through text.

Inherent ability to bring out the best in people, remain positive, and motivate and influence other disciplines.

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. Together, we are creating a space where authentic recognition, appreciation, and understanding of the importance of diversity is fostered by everyone. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to build a team that represents all walks of life, and we want every employee to bring all the things that make them unique to the work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, and it's our differences that make it special.

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