Art Generalist with Strong Game Character and Environment Art Portfolio

For our upcoming debut title we are looking for a new core team member shaping our world and characters!
Full time, part time, or for hire. For full time EU work permit or Austrian work visa is required.

Core Responsibilities:

• Create game ready art assets based on concept art and art direction reference
• Work with Art Direction to help design the look and and feel of our game
• Support Technical Art with rigging and animation and VFX if needed
• Support Technical Lead, Technical Art and Production in developing an efficient pipeline for character art, environment art and VFX
• Create regular marketing renders and video clips featuring assets as well as asset creation

You have:

• a strong online portfolio showing a variety of styles
• experience creating mid-poly art assets for games
• highly proficient Blender skills
• experience using PBR workflow for game engines, LOD optimizations, efficiantly managing a poly budget, and texture optimization techniques for game development
• ability to adopt to existing and new art styles
  
• ability to consistently work within technical constraints and art direction
  
• an interest in working on action oriented top down multiplayer games
  
• the ability and desire to communicate artistic issues and personal opinions respectfully, freely and clearly
  
• a positive collaborative mindset
  

Bonus if:

• 2+ years of experience in the AA+ games industry as 3D Artist
• strong 3D character animation skills
• experience working with game engines (especially Godot)
• released solo game

What we offer:

• A highly motivated, extremely passionate team of professionals with industry experience and a realistic outlook
• Flexible employer-friendly long term contract we can formulate around your individual needs
• No gambling mechanics, no dark patterns, no pay to win, no asset flips, no licensed-IP cheap knock offs
• Opportunity to shape a young growing game company and an exciting, completely new and unique IP
• Flat hierarchy and high autonomy
  
• 25 days paid leave
  
• Competitive industry salary  (based on Austrian union monitored IT-KV ST1, with willingness to overpay)competitive industry salary
  

If that's you, we would love to hear from you!

Send us a mail at jobs@strandedbeast.com. Please include CV, your availability and links to your portfolio and projects you worked on.
Please keep in mind EU work permit or Austrian work visa is required for any full time position.