3D Artist (12mth FTC)

We are looking for a passionate and talented 3D Artist to join our PlaySport Games studio in Guilford for a 12 month fixed term contract. 

The ideal profile for us is someone who enjoys solving problems and learning new technologies, is creative, collaborative, loves games, and takes ownership and pride in the work, while adding value to our objectives. 

This role will include working closely with other Artists, Product Managers, Designers and Programmers, assisting in a range of artistic tasks including modelling, texturing and level creation.

Duties

• Produce assets (environments, props, characters and vehicles) to support our games and products
• Create artwork from scratch following a specific art style and understand how that translates into our games
• Create low poly as well as high poly 3D models
• Create textures for 3D models, and set-up scenes in the appropriate engine (Unity) with adequate lighting and materials in a wide range of art styles, from realistic to illustrated
• Ensure the integrity of the brand with attention to detail and quality of craftsmanship
• Display knowledge of shape, colour and composition with a good general art foundation
• Organize files and assets in a logical and useful manner according to the production pipeline
• Work closely with the art lead, game designers, producers, and developers to define user issues and come
• Have ownership and be responsible for your artwork
• Work closely with other artists to ensure consistency and quality

Skills & Experience

We’re looking for a social, hard-working person who enjoys working in team with other people and is passionate and dedicated about his/her work. The ideal candidate will be strongly skilled in the following:

• Able to demnstrate Game Dev experience
• Portfolio demonstrating modelling, texturing and lighting.
• Experience with Maya or 3D Studio Max, Zbrush, or equivalents
• Experience texturing with Photoshop, Substance Designer, Substance Painter.
• Experience with Unity, Unreal or equivalent
• Experience with high-poly modelling and baking to low poly
• Good communication skills
• Passion for building interesting and story driven worlds
• Be organised and self-motivated
• Be able to receive and give feedback on art and iterate on work

Who Are Playsport

Playsport Games is a supportive and friendly games studio based in Guildford, where everyone plays a full and active role in developing top quality games!
We’re the creator of Motorsport Manager, a #1 game on the App Store and a top rated game on Steam.
We’re a passionate and hardworking team with a single aim: making top quality sports games.
As a small team, Playsport is a perfect place for talented developers. We’re looking for people who are excited to get close to the action and want to be deeply involved in the development of a quality game.
We’ve just moved into brand new custom built studio space in the heart of Guildford. It’s posh and there are plenty of nice pubs nearby.

There are also plenty of other benefits from working for Playsport! We firmly believe that a creative and professional working environment should also be fun. We always have fridges stocked with complimentary drinks, regular deliveries of fresh fruit and snacks for all staff. Along with regular staff outings.

Who Are Miniclip

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 450 million monthly and 70 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 15 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 22 studios.

Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally.

To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 10.5 billion downloads, including the following games: 8 Ball Pool, Subway Surfers, Golf Battle, Football Strike, Carrom Pool, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals , Pure Sniper , Puzzle Page™, Head Ball 2, Motorsport Manager, Darts of Fury, Ultimate Golf, Mini Football, Triple Match 3D™, Agar.io, PowerWash Simulator, Suduko.com™, and We Are Warriors™.

For more information, visit https://miniclip.com/