Lead Character Modeler
 

The Senior/Lead Character Modeler will work closely with the Art Director and other Leads from the project and will have a crucial role in establishing and maintaining the visual and technical aspects of the characters and character related assets.
 

Responsibilities include:

· Lead and mentor the internal character team day-to-day.

· Work closely with the Art Director and the concept art team to ensure consistency between the concept and final assets.

· Establish and maintain the production requirements to enforce both technical and aesthetical coherence.

· Produce final assets both for in-game use and for reference purposes.

· Create outsourcing documentation and communicate requirements to outsourcing partners.

· Monitor the quality consistency of outsourced and in-house production.

· Coordinate and act as a liaison with other CCP offices and projects for specifications and methods coherence.
 

Skills and Experience:
 

· 5+ years professional games development experience.

· A shipped title as a Senior and/or Lead Character Artist on PC or major console platform. Experience on MMO titles is a plus.

· Extensive knowledge and proficiency in Maya, Zbrush and Photoshop.

· Expertise with up to date art production techniques.

· Excellent artistic skills.

· Pro-actively seek art direction and cooperation with other team members.

· Solid understanding of next-gen character development process, limitations and dependencies.

· Solid time management skills.

· Strong communication skills.