2K: Junior CG Artist (Temporary)

Animator is needed in Novato, United States.

Client: 2K

Location: Novato, CA

Contract: 12 Months Contract

Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment. Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM. At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you’re interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic artist to join our post-production team, specializing in facial retopology. Our team processes all of the facial scan data for 2K’s sports titles, including NBA 2K, WWE 2K, and PGA Tour 2K. To manage these varied projects, adeptness in working between multiple programs and processes is incredibly valuable. Also, each of our clients has specific data delivery needs/formats, so willingness to learn and understand specific pipelines and workflows is essential to success in this role. We expect this assignment to last up to 12 months.

What You’ll Do

• Sculpt high-resolution characters from photogrammetry data
• Create clean game retopology, UVs and textures
• Interpret photographic reference and scans
• Work with art lead to learn best practices/retopology pipeline
• Work with outsourcing partners as needed

What Will Make You A Great Fit

• Willingness to accept direction and redo/reiterate work until it is right
• 1+ year experience in the video game industry
• 1+ year of experience with Maya
• Experience with facial anatomy, rigging, organic modeling preferred
• Knowledge of scripting with MEL and Python preferred
• Excellent communication skills, coordinating and working with multiple departments to achieve set goals
• Active, passionate interest in current video games and technology to help drive our products to the next level
• Portfolio/website demonstrating technical skills