ENVIRONMENT ARTIST (Wii)

Big Huge Games, developer of the award-winning real-time strategy games Rise of Nations and Rise of Legends, is expanding into a multi-team, multi-genre, next-gen company. We're looking for a creative, talented, and motivated Environment Artist to take part in the creation of our unannounced Wii title. This is an opportunity to work on an original IP for the Wii, creating truly quirky, fun, and unique environments.

Ideal candidates will possess:

• Expertise in 3D Studio Max and Photoshop (Maya and/or XSI expertise also accepted, as long as candidate is willing to add Max to their repertoire)
• Masterful skill in one or more of these areas: modeling, texturing, animation
• The ability to hand paint stylized textures with a strong sense of color
• Understanding of conservative modeling and texturing techniques to get the most mileage out of assets
• Strong artistic, verbal, and written skills
• The ability to follow direction and process artistic/technical feedback in order to create unique design solutions
• The desire to work in a collaborative atmosphere
• The passion, drive, and dedication it takes to produce a great game
• An enormous passion for games

Preference to applicants with:

• Previous experience with console and/or PC development (previous Wii experience is a strong plus)
• Experience modeling, texturing, and animating assets in a highly stylized game
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Outdoor environments, landscapes, foliage.
  • Terrain construction.
  • Lighting.
  • Open world level design.

In addition to competitive salaries, Big Huge Games offers an extremely attractive benefits package, including:

• 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation, sick leave, personal days and holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance plan for you and your dependents
• Employer funded life insurance and disability coverage

Contact Info:

Big Huge's preferred method of viewing your artwork and resume is by email submission of your portfolio website link to greatartjob@bighugegames.com. We encourage applicants to attach 3 samples of their strongest animation work (small MPG files preferred). Limit total of attachments to 3mb or less. Note in the subject line "Environment Artist (Wii)". In addition to the attachments, links to work samples on YouTube or similar online video sites is also acceptable. Please do not send items via US Mail.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

About Big Huge Games:

We're a team of over 100 game developers - including a 28 person art department. Team skills are as important to us as technical skills and by sticking to this "core value," we've created a fun and energetic workplace with a passion for AAA game development. Some of our most successful games include Rise of Nations and Rise of Legends, of which the latter received Gamespy's 2006 Special Achievement in Art Direction Award and has been lauded by the press as "A playable piece of art..." (Game Revolution) and "...the best-looking RTS I've ever played" (PC Gamer). Another recent success has been the acquisition of Big Huge Games by the videogame publisher THQ in 2008 - a natural step in the evolution of the business, bringing in even more resources and allowing us to make even better (and better looking!) videogames. We're now hard at work on several new and as-yet-unannounced titles for the Xbox360, Playstation 3, Wii, and PC.

We're proud of our creative environment which includes fun office perks such as...

• Pool table
• Ping pong table
• Full-size bar (modeled after a local Irish Pub)
• Arcade machine (100's of classics installed)
• Free drinks (sodas, tea, and freshly ground coffee via two fancy latte machines)
• Biometric hand-scanner (Physical office keys? That's so twentieth century.)
• Console gaming area (PS3, 360, and Wii)
• Continuously updated Game Library stocked with 100's of titles available for borrow anytime
• 150 gallon saltwater aquarium