Texture Artist (Characters Team)

Strikerz Inc. is a videogame-creating collective and an international gaming brand launched in 2016 by a handful of people involved with online football. Currently, there are 200+ of us spread over 5 regional offices in various locations across Europe or working from home (yes, we love it too). Strikerz Inc. is the force behind the UFL, the ongoing online football videogame revolution. Being fans, we aim at offering our players an unprecedented gaming experience available on all major platforms.

What are you working on?

• The name of the project(s): UFL
• Genres: Simulation, Sports
• Platforms: Console

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

The Character Art team is in charge of creating photorealistic football players’ models. We do not only make new players but always look for modern ways to improve existing models, materials, and textures to provide our audience with the most realistic football experience.

We are looking for a professional to join the team and take on the work with high-quality textures. You will interact with fellow artists and implement new approaches to improve quality, optimize the process, and reduce the load on the system.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a base of skin, hair, and faces textures;

• Refine and improve textures for already created characters;

• Work with photos and ready-made texture maps to create new assets on demand;

• Take photos of faces and their features to create new textures.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• Good communication skills and a team-player mindset;

• Experience as a Texture Artist for a realistic gaming project;

• Portfolio of realistic, high-quality game ready textures;

• Knowledge and mastery of Substance Painter/Substance Designer;

• Experience in photogrammetry workflows;

• Hands-on working skills with Graphics tablet;

• Ability to draw or project realistic hair mats on a 2D texture;

• Proficiency with the Unreal Engine is desirable;

• Experience with PBR materials and shaders in Unreal Engine 4/5 advantageous.

Why do we enjoy working here?

Our team unites creative professionals who have great effort to develop a top-quality project for gaming consoles. If you possess experience in game development or are just a gamer to the core, you are welcome to be a part of our international team, where your skills and creativity will be boosted, and the possibility for growth will always be in the game!

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Competitive salary, sick leaves, holidays, and vacations;

• Salary pegged to the US Dollar or Euro;

• Co-working compensation;

• Medical insurance and social benefits;

• Sports compensation;

• Online English classes;

• Referral bonuses.