People Can Fly is hiring a
Senior Character Artist, Remote - Canada

Summary

The job is for a Senior Character Artist at People Can Fly studio working on an unannounced AAA action-adventure game called Project Victoria. The role involves creating high-quality characters, creatures, and weapons, tuning surface shaders, collaborating with animators, maintaining production pipelines, bug fixing, mentoring less experienced peers, and occasionally supporting the hiring team.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in developing character models and textures as a Senior Character Artist
• Shipped game title experience (credits in at least 1 AAA titles as a Character Artist)
• Ability to create believable characters that are full of life and personality
• Ability to create high poly and low poly models as well as textures
• Ability to adapt to, and innovate new styles and techniques
• Strong organic modeling skills (human faces, clothing, believable creatures)
• Strong hard-surface modeling skills (armor, weapons)
• Experience with PBR based shaders
• Excellent knowledge of major 3D software packages (Maya, Max, or Modo, and ZBrush, marvelous Designer, Substance Painter)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Creating high-quality characters, creatures, and weapons suitable technically and artistically
• Tuning (or creating) surface shaders for in-game characters
• Working with Animators to ensure the character can be rigged and animated properly
• Maintain the production and software pipeline and meeting deadlines
• Bug Fixing and describing R&D case studies in the knowledge base
• Mentoring less experienced peers
• Occasionally supporting the hiring team in the recruitment process

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with Unreal Engine

Benefits

• 100% benefit package paid by PCF
• Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage)
• Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics
• 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested immediately
• Paid week off during Winter Holidays
• 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents
• A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses (up to 20%)
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment