3D Artist

7 days ago

Port Melbourne, Australia PlaySide Studios Full time

**Company Overview**:
PlaySide Studios is a dynamic and innovative company that employs a team of over 300 talented individuals across Australia, New Zealand and UK. As Australia's largest publicly listed independent video game developer, PlaySide is committed to delivering cutting-edge interactive experiences across mobile, VR, AR, and PC platforms. With a diverse portfolio of more than 60 titles and collaborations with industry giants like Disney and Activision Blizzard, working at PlaySide is not just a job but an opportunity to be part innovating the gaming industry.

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:

- Create content that meets project requirements regarding quality, speed, and style, implementing best practices for asset performance in geometry, UV mapping, and texture overhead.
- Demonstrate a solid grasp of form, silhouette, and color in artistic creations.
- Possess understanding of industry-standard software for base-level asset creation and implementation.
- Identify visual inconsistencies, propose solutions to others, and carry them out with occasional guidance.
- Resolve visual issues autonomously, occasionally provided with concepts or using existing assets as references.
- Communicate technical considerations with other departments, supporting and building upon the project's vision.
- Provide a moderate amount of visual variety in references with direction.
- Demonstrate a competent level of presenting ideas through moodboards, explanation through text/verbal communication, and iterate upon ideas through color/shape changes.
- Demonstrate a novice understanding of art fundamentals basics, describing each at a high level.
- Possess a novice level of knowledge for most sub-discipline skills with strong promise in at least one area.
- Understand the differences between environment, character, and prop art and the different techniques and processes used in these disciplines' respective pipelines.
- Ensure tasks are appropriately sized before beginning work, consulted on task breakdown, estimation, and description.
- Act according to the order of priority, supporting by notifying leads about dependencies.

**Specific Attributes, Skills, Qualifications & Experience**:

- Strong understanding of industry-standard software for 3D asset creation.
- Knowledgeable in optimization principles and capable of implementing strategies.
- Ability to identify and address visual inconsistencies with clear solutions.
- Novice understanding of art fundamentals and the differences between stylized and photorealistic art.
- Novice level of knowledge in most sub-discipline skills with strong promise in at least one.
- Effective time management, meeting deadlines, and responsible tracking of time on tasks.
- Ability to identify and communicate problems, reaching out for help when needed.
- Clear communication of concepts both written and verbally to peers and stakeholders.
- Proficient documentation skills for tasks, pipelines, and workflows.
- Actively helps the team with problem-solving and overcoming blockers.
- Respectfully shares opinions, open to changing opinions, and actively collaborates to resolve disagreements.
- Facilitates open discussions across the art team, listens to all voices, and occasionally resolves discussions with actionable items.
- Occasional mentoring of Associate Artists with tasks and processes.
- Ability to guide Associate Artists with tasks and processes.
- Occasional awareness of current and emerging art trends and technology.
- Regularly seeks to resolve areas for self-improvement and project pipeline improvement.

**Salary**: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Port Melbourne, VIC 3207 (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Port Melbourne, VIC 3207: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 06/04/2024

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