Character Artist

<p><span>As a Character Artist at Embark you will play an important and creative role being part of designing, building and implementing the characters and creatures.</span></p><p><span>You will work closely with programmers, animators, technical artists, technical animators etc. to be part of changing how we build characters in the future, within games and digital entertainment.</span></p><p><span>Your passion is to surprise players with well-tuned and beautifully built experiences. You enjoy a variety of games — sometimes deconstructing and analyzing, other times just playing.</span></p><p><span>You think hard about how players explore and experience games, and you imagine a future where players can be part of creating their own unique experiences.</span></p><p><span>You know that experimenting is a gamble. But you have a knack for choosing the smartest route, and you know when it’s time to declare success or failure. You make sure to balance meaningful innovation with executing best practices.</span></p><h4><span>Example of responsibilities</span></h4><ul><li><p><span>Model and texture highly detailed game character and creature models</span></p></li><li><p><span>Participate in playtests and provide feedback on the game</span></p></li><li><p><span>Scan characters and clean up photogrammetry</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborate with your fellow game makers</span></p></li></ul><h4><span>We would love if you have</span></h4><ul><li><p><span>A creative and curious mind</span></p></li><li><p><span>2 years of relevant professional experience within the game industry</span></p></li><li><p><span>A strong passion for art, games and relevant technologies</span></p></li><li><p><span>An interest in or experience with character concept/design is a plus</span></p></li><li><p><span>Excellent visual skillset and deep artistic understanding and knowledge</span></p></li><li><p><span>Great understanding and ability to work according Game and Art Direction as well as technical constraint</span></p></li><li><p><span>Professional English communication skills</span></p></li></ul><p><span>For this role we are only considering candidates already residing in Sweden.</span></p><p><span>At Embark we offer competitive salaries, a generous profit-sharing program, and much more, but most of all we invite you to take part of a journey into the unknown, to build creative, surprising and beautiful experiences together.</span></p><p><span>We welcome people from all backgrounds and are looking forward to reading more about you (in English)!</span></p>