Scopely is looking for a to join us remotely from the US!
At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the gaming industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.
Scopely is building an exciting AAA multiplayer action game for consoles, PC, and mobile, using Unreal 5. We believe this stylized fantasy project has the potential to be massive in scale and industry-defining!
As a Senior Character Artist, you will help build the visual identity and art pipeline for an exciting new stylized fantasy IP. You will be using your expertise to set the bar for the Character Art team, and create memorable characters & monsters to inspire the studio and resonate with players. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world class team in preproduction and make a big impact!
- Work with the Art Director to define the Character Art style and pipeline
- Take inspiration from concept art to create high quality character and creature models, material, and textures
- Find and tackle technical issues to ensure smooth gameplay, and work with the Tools team to build the best pipeline
- Collaborate with a cross-discipline player experience team to accomplish art, gameplay, and technical goals
- Maintain a consistently high quality bar for the game across different character assets
- 5+ years of related experience, ideally shipping multiple high quality games
- Portfolio showing stylized or non photorealistic character art
- Experience in fantasy or fantasy adjacent genres
- Expertise in non photorealistic material and texture creation
- Expertise with Unreal Engine or equivalent game engine
- Strong understanding of human and animal/creature anatomy
- Zbrush, Maya, Substance and/or other creation software expertise
- Ability to work well within a cross-discipline, highly iterative, team environment
- Creative and technical ability to hit game performance targets for the best possible gameplay
- Pre-production and visual development experience
- Passion for fantasy universes in any form of media
- Diverse portfolio including both human and creature examples
- Experience with player driven customization and armor systems
- Deep technical art knowledge in Unreal engine is a plus but not required
- Passion for games, community, and creating rich player experiences
- Experience with multiplayer action games is a plus
For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY and WA, the annual salary range is $123,600 - 187,000, plus equity, bonus and benefits including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time-off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that! We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," "Star Trek™ Fleet Command," "Stumble Guys," "MARVEL Strike Force," and "Yahtzee® With Buddies," among others.
Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.
Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.
Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies," Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.
Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.
Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.
For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com.
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What We Do
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences based on both original and licensed IP, including “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “Scrabble® GO,” “WWE Champions," “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and "Stumble Guys," among others.
Scopely creates, publishes and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the mobile games industry.
Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s "World’s Most Innovative Companies" and Built In's "Best Places to Work," Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.
Scopely has global operations in Bangalore, Barcelona, Boulder, Dublin, London, Los Angeles, Sevilla, Shanghai, Singapore, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and more!
Scopely is home to many internal game development teams, or Scopely Studios, including: Boundless Entertainment, DIGIT, Genjoy, Hijump, Omnidrone and Parallel, among others, with additional studio partners in seven countries across four continents.
For more information, visit scopely.com.
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