Senior 3D Artist, Mobile Games

Full Time Job
Senior 3D Artist, Mobile Games (Remote OK)

Location: United States - California - San Francisco



NetherRealm: The creative team that brought Mortal Kombat and Injustice to life is now NetherRealm Studios, part of the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment family. With over 20 years of creation under our belts, NetherRealm's mission remains the same; to create cutting edge entertainment and deliver industry leading tech, game art and overall gaming experiences. NetherRealm Studios is a collaborative and creative environment, constantly striving to up the ante on what is possible in interactive entertainment. We encompass the best of both worlds – a team of dedicated professionals with years of experience, who are also at the forefront of an industry taking over the entertainment landscape. The passion and energy that made Mortal Kombat a reality is still on display every day in our offices, our hallways and most definitely the studio's arcade room! Monolith: For the past 20 years Monolith has been obsessed with delivering a unique gaming experience for our fans. Starting with Blood, our very first title – all the way to our most recent offering, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, we are constantly pushing the envelope to combine innovative gameplay, inventive narratives, cutting edge tech & AI, and stunning visuals. We are challenging ourselves even further to ensure that our next game is going to be our best yet. That's where you come in – for us to achieve that we need the best and brightest talent the industry has to offer. Come join us and help create our next AAA title! Turbine: Founded in 1994, Turbine, Inc., a Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment development studio, is focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its mobile titles, which include Batman™: Arkham Underworld and the upcoming Game of Thrones® mobile game. Avalanche: Avalanche Software was acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment from Disney in 2016. The studio's first title under WBIE is a companion video game to the upcoming Cars 3, in partnership with Warner Bros., Disney, and Pixar. WB Games SF: Warner Bros. is a top video games publisher across multiple platforms. In mobile games, we have a growing portfolio of hits that includes DC Legends, Mortal Kombat X, and LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, and we continue to expand by adding great people and leveraging the best portfolio of brands and intellectual property in the industry, such as DC Comics, Harry Potter, and LEGO. We are looking to add enthusiastic, talented and experienced professionals to our Mobile Publishing team. WB Games New York: WB Games New York works with some of the top talent in the game industry to build online competitive and social features for video games. Our highly experienced team of engineers utilize cutting-edge technology to build game services that are robust and scalable enough to support world-class developers such as NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady, Monolith Productions, WB Montréal, and more!

The Job

WB Games Inc. seeks a Senior 3D Artist for the WBG San Francisco Art department. Are you a 3D artist in the games industry who loves exploring bold new ideas? Join us and invent the next generation of WB Games in beloved franchises like Harry Potter, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

On this R&D team you will be a core member of a small team working to bring early-phase concepts to life. You will have the opportunity to create artwork in different visual styles, help define the production pipeline, and explore innovative ideas.

The Senior 3D Artist must have demonstrable skill producing work in various CG disciplines including 3D hard modeling, texturing and building 3D interior/exterior environments. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with a very small team of artists and on occasion as the only artist on a small prototype team. Because the artist in this role will need to produce assets in a variety of artistic styles; demonstrated stylistic range in your portfolio samples will be a plus.

Job Responsibilities

• Importing/repurposing assets from other WB products in to ACME LABS prototype.
• Creating new art assets.
• Unity Integration and configuration of assets.
• Miscellaneous requests.
• Managing outsourcing (possibility).

The Essentials
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a 3D artist (generalist) or 3D Environment Artist in game development.
• Expertise using Maya and/or 3D Studio Max.
• Strong technical skills with experience implementing assets in Unity.
• Expert knowledge of materials creation and environment lighting within Unity
• Experience making textures by using hand painting and photo editing techniques.
• Skilled at balancing art quality and performance optimizations.
• Clear, concise and transparent communicator - both written and verbal.
• A self-motivated team-player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Experience working with multiple disciplines/stake-holders.
• Proven time management skills with the ability to be self-sufficient and execute quickly.

To support your application for the Senior 3D Artist position, please provide a link or samples of the art work you are most proud of.

The Perks
• Exclusive WarnerMedia events and advance screenings
• Paid time off every year to volunteer for eligible employees
• Access to well-being tools, resources, and freebies
• Access to in-house learning and development resources
• Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands

Warner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.