At Visual Concepts, we believe great games are made by diverse and empowered teams with a shared passion for play. As one of the world’s top game development studios, we have shipped over 100 multi-sku titles to critical acclaim and commercial success. Our teams are independent and entrepreneurial. Our studios in Novato, Foothill Ranch, Irvine, Budapest, Shanghai, Austin, Boise, Seoul, and Parksville, Canada are committed to artistry and technical innovation, offering top candidates the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.
Who We Are:
The NBA character team is a small group of versatile artists taking on a variety of tasks. We create all of the players, coaches, mascots, clothes and shoes for NBA2K. In addition to the court game assets, we also create the story mode assets, and generate specialty items for the online store.
What We Need:
Our Budapest studio is looking for an experienced, very hardworking and motivated, 3D Character Artist to join the NBA 2K character team. As a Character Artist you will be working closely with other artists and team members on a variety of clothing related tasks, to create the most astonishingly lifelike basketball players ever seen in a video game. You will not only recreate amazing likenesses, but you will also build a variety of costumes, accessories, and hairstyles that enable players to customize and create their own one-of-a-kind celebrity NBA player.
What You Will Do
- Create photo realistic real-time game clothing models and heads including UVs and textures
- Refit existing clothing items across character body types
- Attend team meetings
- Art asset integration into game engine
- Work closely with the Tech Art team, and other dependent departments, throughout the character production process
Who Will Be A Great Fit:
We‚ are looking for someone who is interested in taking initiative and is passionate about making great quality games. We are constantly challenging ourselves to try new things, and looking for someone who is up for that challenge! Willingness to take on a variety of character related tasks depending on the current needs is important.
- 3+ years of experience in modeling for games or films
- Portfolio of work demonstrating strong proficiency as a clothing artist
- Expert knowledge of Maya and Photoshop
- Ability to produce photorealistic models and textures
- Experience working with scan data
- Experience with Substance Painter (Substance Designer is a plus)
- Ability to establish priorities and multi-task efficiently
- Great collaborator
- Curiosity about learning new concepts and techniques
- Love for video games (not just ours!)
Along with your application, please submit a portfolio of professional or personal work samples, demonstrating successful understanding and application of industry standard practices
To learn more about Visual Concepts and our studio locations, check out our website at www.vcentertainment.com
What We Do
2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.
Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM.
At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!
Why Work With Us
We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We push ourselves creatively to do the best work of our careers. We’re direct, open, and you’ll probably meet some new best friends – along with their dogs – sitting nearby. In short, it’s kinda awesome.
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