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SENIOR / LEAD ARTIST
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 an experienced, exceptionally knowledgeable, talented, and motivated Senior/Lead Artist to join our team.
We're looking for people interested in:
- Developing cutting-edge new IP across multiple next-gen platforms and genres
- Pushing the development of RTS games through our Rise of Nations® franchise and beyond.
- Continuing to develop downloadable games like our acclaimed version of Settlers of Catan for XBLA.
Job Purpose and Responsibilities:
The Senior/Lead Artist will work closely with the Art Director and project Leads from project inception to finish and will have a significant role in establishing and maintaining the look of the project. Responsibilities include managing an internal art team day-to-day (in addition to external contractors), developing procedures and pipelines, and coordinating the technical and aesthetic processes in order to realize the vision.
Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years professional game development experience
- Shipped titles as a Senior and/or Lead Artist on PC or console (PS2/PS3/Xbox/360/Wii) - Experience in FPS and/or RPG a plus
- Experience developing original IP from conception to completion
- Extensive experience and proficiency with 3D Studio MAX and Photoshop
- Expertise with current graphics production techniques
- Outstanding drawing, design, and conceptual art skills
- Strong 3d modeling and texture mapping skills
Qualifications:
- Solid understanding of game development processes, limitations, and dependencies
- Excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills
- Task driven, self-motivated, proactive
- Strong leadership and interpersonal abilities
- Actively accepts and provides direction, works well under deadline pressure
- An enormous passion for games
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. Links to professional blogs are also of interest. We encourage applicants to attach 3 samples of their strongest work (if static imagery, JPG preferred). Limit total of attachments to 3mb or less. Note in the subject line "Senior/Lead Artist". 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
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