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3D Artist (4-month contract)

Posted 3 months ago

OfficeVancouver, BC, Canada75k - 85k CAD
Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.

At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Blackbird Interactive is looking for a 3D Artist to join our team! We are working on a remaster of a hugely popular RTS franchise. Collaborate with our tight-knit team of highly dedicated and talented artists, designers, and developers to create best in class games. We’re looking for someone with previous experience working in an art team, and the ideal candidate has an excellent development sense, sophisticated pipeline and people skills, and the ability to build assets, materials and set decoration based on the Art Lead’s feedback.
### Responsibilities
  • Work closely with the Art Lead and dev team to develop artwork for a tactical Remaster.

  • Amend RTS assets and terrain to have a modern PBR response and updated aesthetic.

  • Apply new Set Decoration for existing maps that fit with the design brief

  • Explore, revise, and iterate on pipelines and game plans quickly and efficiently.

  • Consistently deliver asset work of the highest caliber that can inspire the team.

  • ### Requirements
  • 2+ years of industry experience

  • Ability to work in a proprietary game engine

  • Ability to create 3D production assets and Substance materials (Painter and/or Designer)

  • Experience with RTS - the successful candidate will be able to speak to the read requirements of a game of this genre

  • Ability to work in a collaborative environment, experience with Art Leads

  • ### Pluses
  • You have a passion for Real Time Strategy

  • You have a passion for movies and cinematography

  • Job details
    Workplace
    Office
    Location
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Salary
    75k - 85k CAD
    per year
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    Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio - behind such games as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion. Founded by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz in 2010, the award-winning Vancouver studio boast its own internal CG cinematics department, led by the founder of Pixar Canada, and has also been involved in various game-adjacent projects over the years - such as Project Eagle with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other initiatives with the eatART Foundation and Sanctuary AI. BBI was listed among the fastest growing Canadian companies by revenue in 2020 and 2021 by The Globe and Mail and Deloitte. https://linktr.ee/BlackbirdInteractive.com

    Industry
    Computer Games
    Headquarters
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Founded
    2007
    Company location
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Specialties
    video games, real-time strategy, and PC gaming

    Key team members

    Crispin Hands M.P.S.E.

    Crispin Hands M.P.S.E.

    Noah Stacey

    Noah Stacey

    Lee McKinnon Pederson

    Lee McKinnon Pederson

    Simon Belton

    Simon Belton

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