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Job DescriptionCD PROJEKT RED is looking for an Expert Character Artist to join our studio in Boston to work on Cyberpunk 2, the next mainline Cyberpunk 2077 game. You will bring your years of expertise, meticulous attention to detail, and passion for creating life-like characters to help drive the next generation of high fidelity characters in games.
Daily Responsibilities
- Works independently to create high fidelity character assets.
- Collaborate with rigging, tech art and animation to guarantee that models are optimal for animation needs.
- Help create and enforce best practices.
- Texturing and preparing assets for key visuals.
- Working closely with the Art Director as well as the art team.
- Maintaining and improving the character production pipeline.
- Write and prepare briefs for work with outsource vendors, review work as necessary.
- Work with directors and Production to estimate and plan work.
- Mentor other character artists and help build an environment of creativity, trust, and excellence.
- Ability to work independently to identify and own work, deliver results.
- At least 8 years of experience in creating quality 3D models.
- Experience with sculpting and scanning pipelines for character creation.
- Modeling and texturing skills in a diverse visual range of characters and creatures.
- Very good understanding of human as well as animal form and anatomy.
- Skills in both organic and hard-surface modeling.
- Solid portfolio demonstrating expertise.
- Expert level skills with industry standard sculpting and texturing software packages.
- Design skills showing creative flair and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Able to deliver and receive feedback in a productive and accountable manner.
- Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills.
Artists should include a portfolio to their application.
Additional InformationThis job requires working in Boston, US.
Working mode: in-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity.
Health & Well-being
- Company paid medical healthcare (dental vision & mental).
- Paid Leave — 20 days of holiday for every team member per year (26 days after two years).
- No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
- 401K with employer matching.
- Gym Membership Reimbursement.
Perks & Professional Growth
- Flexible working hours.
- Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
- Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
- A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
Life in the Office
- Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
- Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
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What We Do
CD PROJEKT RED is home to over 900 game-making professionals from all over the globe. We speak many different languages, but share one love — video games.
The studio’s portfolio largely comprises The Witcher series of role-playing games, including 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which received over 250 Game of the Year awards. In 2020, the studio released its most recent game: Cyberpunk 2077 — a first-person RPG set in a futuristic, high-tech world. Other notable releases include Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, and GWENT: The Witcher Card Game — in which players create decks of witcher-world warriors and fight epic card battles with other people around the globe.
Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, CD PROJEKT RED has offices in Kraków and Wrocław, as well as in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
The studio is part of the larger CD PROJEKT S.A. Capital Group, which also includes Spokko, a mobile-focused developer responsible for The Witcher: Monster Slayer, and The Molasses Flood, a development studio in Boston, which is currently working on a game based on one of CD PROJEKT RED’s IPs.
As the company grows, the overall studio mission remains the same: we strive to create the best RPGs in the world, while always keeping gamers’ needs at the core.
