Our client is growing fast, developing games across multiple platforms using cutting edge technology. They are looking to employ a talented Vehicle Artist to join their team of industry veterans and work on their latest projects. This role is offered fully remote as long as you can work within UK hours.

What you will be doing:

• Work with the Lead Artist/Content Manager to create realistic task estimates and timescales
• Create high-quality models in 3D Studio max
• Work closely with the animation team to ensure that vehicles move realistically and fluidly
• Create textures using Adobe Photoshop
• Develop environment assets and real-world manufactured items

Who you are:

• At least 1 to 3 years of experience in the games industry
• Excellent 3D modelling and texture creation skills and experience
• PC or next-gen console games experience
• Unreal Engine 4 experience
• Great 3DS Max, Photoshop, Substance Painter, and Substance Designer skills
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Great work life balance
• Excellent holiday schemes  
• Fully remote working offered
• Great benefits package included
• Regular social and sporting activities

Application:

Please forward your updated PDF or Word formatted CV, along with your latest portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2357.

Big Planet is an equal opportunities recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.

We are working with a very exciting studio, based in Prague who are looking for a talented Technical Artist to work on their latest projects. This role is offered as onsite with a great relocation package.

What you will be doing:

• Work in collaboration with the Lead Environment Artist and the Development Team to develop tools, technology and techniques
• Assist with the maintenance and updating of the art production pipeline
• Investigate and implement new techniques and procedures for the production and rendering of content
• Facilitate the sharing of ideas and exploration of new art practices
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies related to graphics and visual effects

Who you are:

• 2+ years of experience as a Technical Artist or similar
• At least one AAA title shipped in a Technical Artist role
• Great interpersonal and organisational skills
• Experience with current generation engines e.g. Unreal, CryEngine, RAGE, Frostbite, Unity a bonus
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Great benefits and added perks
• Relocation assistance provided
• Opportunity to use the latest hardware and technology
• Friendly and supportive work environment

Application

If interested, please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2854.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a well-established games studio based in Southern Germany, who are now looking for an experienced Lead VFX Artist to join their team and work on their latest project. This role is offered onsite with an excellent relocation package.

What you will be doing:

• Create Visual effects using Unreal 5 and a variety of technical approaches
• Create high-quality VFX assets (meshes, textures, flow maps, image sequences, vertex animations, etc.)
• Work with the VFX director, designs and programmers to ensure that VFX enhances the overall experience of the game
• Work on further improvements and customization of the studios existing effects toolset
• Plan and create VFX task lists, help assign tasks and monitor them until approved
• Maintain and feed the VFX pipeline with outsourcing companies
• Stay up to date with industry trends and techniques for VFX in games

Who you are:

• 5+ years of industry experience as a VFX artist
• Experience with Unreal 5 (Niagara, Blueprints, etc.)
• An impressive portfolio showcasing your VFX work in games  
• Experience with Realtime VFX, and capable of asset creation (meshes, textures flow maps, image sequences, vertex animation etc)
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Excellent benefits package including health insurance
• Great work-life balance
• Relocation support provided
• Good additional benefits e.g., language classes and fitness studio

Application

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2852.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR complaint.

We are working with on Innovative PC/Console game studio based in Southern Germany looking for a talented Lighting Artist to unleash their artistic vison on their latest project. This role is offered onsite with an excellent relocation package.

What you will be doing:

• Work with the Executive Art Director on defining moods and lighting styles for the project
• Be responsible for setting up and maintaining a part of the lighting and moods of the studios projects
• Collaborate with other artist to ensure that lighting is consistent across all levels
• Set up the lighting for indoors, key locations, cutscenes and cinematics
• Help set up the lighting of dynamic VFX made by our VFX Team
• Help maintain and develop the studio’s lighting pipeline
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and techniques for lighting in games

Who you are:

• 3+ years of industry experience in a Lighting Artist role or similar
• Shipped at least 1 title in a Lighting Artist role
• Strong knowledge of luminance, colour theory, modern lighting techniques, technical and performance pipelines
• Ability to work on a range of different visual styles from Realistic to Stylized
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Excellent benefits package including health insurance
• Great work-life balance
• Relocation support provided
• Good additional benefits e.g., language classes and fitness studio

Application

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2055.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR complaint.

We are working with an exciting PC/Console game studio based in Southern Germany who are looking for an experienced Lead Concept Artist to join their team and work on their latest projects. This role is offered fully onsite with an excellent relocation package.

What you will be doing:

• Lead to internal concept art team and manage concept outsourcing with external studios
• Plan and prioritize the team’s day to day tasks to ensure progress and on time delivery
• Create 2D concept art under requirements with high efficiency, including characters, backgrounds, buildings, props and scenes
• Collaborate with the Art Director and game designers to develop the visual style and direction of the game
• Work on different visual styles from Realistic to stylized
• Conduct annual reviews and have 1-to-1 meetings

Who you are:

• 5+ years of experience in concept art with experience as a Senior concept Artist
• Shipped at least 1 or more games as a Lead Concept Artist/Outsourcing Manager
• Strong understanding of design principles, composition, colour theory, and visual storytelling
• Ability to work on different visual styles from realistic to stylised
• Great English written and verbal communication skills 

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Excellent benefits package including health insurance
• Great work-life balance
• Relocation support provided
• Good additional benefits e.g., language classes and fitness studio

Application

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2475.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR complaint.

We are working with a well-established AAA PC/Console games studio who are looking for a talented Senior Level Artist to join their team and work on their latest shooter-based project. This role is offered fully remote.

What you will be doing:

• Create locations and strong environment storytelling through set dressing
• Be responsible for creating core modular sets, prefabs, organic shapes and key assets for both architectural and organic environments
• Cooperate with Art Leads and the Art Director to ensure the artistic vision is consistent
• Mentor and help junior members of the art team when needed  
• Help translate grey box levels into strong visually charged architectural spaces

Who you are:

• 5+ years of industry experience in creation of game environments
• Impressive portfolio of your own work which demonstrates a diverse range of environment types and ability to tell a story through lighting, staging and composition
• Strong understanding of Unreal game engine fundamentals such as performance optimization and game engine tools
• Advanced level modelling and texturing experience in Maya or 3DSMax, ZBrush, Substance Painter or Design and Photoshop
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours with no crunch
• Remote/home working
• Professional learning development opportunities
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Company social events

Application:

To apply please forward your CV with a link to your portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2851.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a well-established AAA game studio who are looking for a talented and experienced Technical Animator to join their team and help with their latest exciting RPG project. This role is offered fully remote.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for setting up characters which include ragdoll, dynamics (rigid bodies, fake physics), cloth simulation, IKs etc.
• Build animation blueprints and maintenance for main player, NPCS and enemies’ bosses.
• Work with Unreal Engine 5.
• Build small tools such as animModifies to help automatize animation tasks for animators.
• Develop and maintain efficient animation pipelines, workflows, and tools.
• Troubleshoot and solve technical issues relating to animation.

Who you are:

• Industry experience in a Technical Animator role or similar.
• Unreal Engine experience, preferably in Unreal Engine 5.
• Good understanding of UE animation workflow.
• Knowledge of procedural systems such as IKs, rigid bodies and Control Rig.
• Knowledge of physical simulation setup e.g., ragdolls.
• Phyton or C++, with the desire to learn.
• Great English written and verbal communication.

Bonus:

• Lip sync, especially FaceFX.
• Experience with mocap.
• Maya rigging and skinning.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours with no crunch
• Remote/home working
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Company social events
• Professional learning and development opportunities

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2850.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with an exciting mobile game studio based in Bangalore, India who are looking for a talented Technical Artist to join their talented team and work on their latest exciting titles. As part of your role, you will be responsible for helping the artwork look stunning in Unreal 4 and Unity and optimizing art pipelines.

What you will be doing:

• Work across multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement art pipelines, tools and features in Unity and Unreal 4
• Help to build and maintain core art pipelines, including standards and best practises
• Proactively identify new technologies and techniques that will improve the overall project
• Create detailed, easy to read documentation of toolsets
• Help define new art workflows
• Analyse and optimize performance issues for art assets
• Be the point of contact between team members to drive cross-department collaboration

Who you are:

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist or similar
• Expert level proficiency with Unreal and Unity for mobile games development
• Deep understanding of art production tools, terminology and methodologies for mobile game development
• Good knowledge of node-based shader editors or HLSL experience
• Expertise with game art workflows
• Scripting ability inside 3D software to help automate some of the work (MEL, python etc)
• Great English written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• A passion for mobile games

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Fully remote working offered
• Great benefits package
• Healthy work/life balance
• Friendly and supportive work environment

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference number 2772.

Big Planet is an equal opportunity company, valuing diversity and does not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a leading AAA action-based games studio in London, who are looking for a Lead Animator to join their talented team.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for driving the team to conceive, prototype, and implement exciting gameplay features.
• Collaborate with the Animation Direction and Art Leads to strive for high and consistent quality across the project.
• Liaise with the production team – identify and manage risks within the schedule.
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to achieve balance between animation fidelity and gameplay responsiveness.
• Ensure the work of the team follows the quality and artistic standards.

Who you are:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in animation, video games, film or similar.
• Proficiency in mayor 3D animation software packages, particular Maya and/or Motion Builder.
• Demonstrable strong biped, creature, and mechanical animation skills.
• Good knowledge of the human anatomy, physiological reactions, body language proportions in character concepts.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with generous bonus scheme.
• Great benefits package including private medical insurance.
• Amazing additional perks e.g., car leasing and cycle to work schemes.
• Friendly and supportive work environment with social events/parties.

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2488.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

This world-leading independent virtual reality game studio is looking for a talented Lead Environment Artist to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a unique and innovative studio based in Amsterdam.

What you will be doing:

• Work closely with the project Art Director to develop a style and provide consistent quality across all environment art.
• Accountable for their team’s delivery of digital in-game art assets, from 3D meshes and materials to shaders, lighting and environmental VFX.
• Facilitate effective communication and cooperation across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Coach, mentor and develop junior members of your team.
• Instigate high-level art-related decisions during the development of the project.

Who you are:

• 3+ years of experience in a Lead Environment Artist role or similar
• At least 1 title shipped from start to finish on PC/console.
• Strong traditional art fundamentals e.g., function of form and colour, proportions, shape.
• Great experience and understanding of agile development methods e.g., Jira and Confluence
• Great English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with a healthy work-life balance.
• Great benefits offered.
• Flexible working hours.
• Access to the latest VR hardware and titles.
• Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2830.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a well-established AAA games studio who are looking for a talented Character Artist to join their team and work on their latest project. We are looking for a Character Artist who focuses on photo real, high resolution character art. This role is offered fully remote.

What you will be doing:

• Create realistic, photo-real Character models and shaders according to defined artistic direction.
• Work closely with the art team to improve workflows and processes.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary experiences to create AAAA game experiences.
• Maintain the quality of characters in the game and make improvements where necessary.
• Support the development of the pipeline and tools needed to develop realistic looking characters.

Who you are:

• Industry experience in a Senior Character Artist role or similar.
• Strong knowledge on current 3D software (Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Marvellous designer…).
• Good understanding of realistic anatomy, proportions, muscle, and skeletal structure.
• Attention to detail for aesthetic and technical quality.
• Great English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours with no crunch
• Remote/home working option
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Company social events
• Professional learning and development opportunities

Application:

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2827.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client has maintained its position as one of China's most successful games developers. Excelling across all platforms, with top studios across the world among their clientele, they are looking for an experienced Art Director, a team player, who will manage, drive and support the art team in order to deliver high quality games.

What you'll do:

• Manage Senior and Junior members of the Art department to maintain artistic vision, team morale and ensure deliverables are met
• Identify and mentor emerging talent, taking an active role in expansion as well as personnel career plans
• Lead by example, instilling best practices across all studio sites and conducting regular reviews
• Create and follow through with existing game art direction
• Set the bar and maintain high quality of work – artistic and technical standards
• Budget management

Who you are:

• Related art degree, with latest portfolio to showcase your work
• 10+ years' experience within the games industry, with 4 years as Art Director level
• AAA shipped titles
• An understanding of workflows, particularly PBR, one or more mainstream 3D package (Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Substance, Zbrush)
• Understanding of User Interface, VFX, Modelling, Character development and Animation
• Experience in UE4, Unity and PC, console and mobile platforms
• Methodical, great organisation and time management skill personally and inter-personally
• Demonstrable prowess leading teams internally and with external partners
• Passionate for game development, keyed-in on trends and an inspiring communicator across all levels 
• Mandarin will definitely be a bonus

Benefits

This studio offers competitive salaries, excellent relocation packages and great work life balance. You will be given the opportunity to work in a diverse and collaborative environment.  

Application

Please e-mail your CV and portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2308.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with an exciting PC/Console based in Bangalore, India who are looking for an experienced Art Director to join their team. This role is offered onsite with an excellent relocation package.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate with the Creative Director and senior team to understand the aims for the visual quality and style of the game.
• Define, implement, and uphold art style guides and best practises.
• Maintain high quality standards of the project.
• Participate in continuous review and feedback.
• Help mentor and help junior members of the Art team.

Who you are:

• Industry experience as an Art Director, with multiple at least one title shipped in an Art Discipline (preferably AAA).
• Strong fundamental 3D art skills.
• Experience and strong knowledge of Unreal Engine.
• Identify and resolve art workflow and staffing issues.
• Knowledge of PBR workflows and Asset management and tracking software e.g. Jira, Shotgun, Perforce etc.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Great benefits package.
• Excellent relocation package offered.
• Healthy work/life balance.
• Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2826.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, and we are GDPR compliant.

We are working with an exciting mobile gaming studio based in Bangalore, India who are looking for an experienced Senior/Lead Technical Animator to join their talented animation team. This role is offered onsite with an excellent relocation package.

What you will be doing:

• As a Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of Technical Animators and ensure the creation of high-quality character rigs.
• Create advanced character rigs and deformation solutions.
• Create tools to improve/support our internal animation and character pipelines.
• Work across multi-disciplinary teams to establish, refine and optimize animation pipelines and procedures.
• Mentor and help junior members of the Animation team.
• Take part in review cycles, providing and improving on feedback from other team members.

Who you are:

• As a Lead 3+ years of experience in a Senior Technical Animator role, as a Senior 3+ years in a Technical Animator role.
• At least 1+ title shipped in a Technical Animator role (ideally AAA).
• An impressive portfolio demonstrating animation rigs, tools development or runtime solutions for AAA.
• Strong Unreal Engine, and Unreal Engine animation systems.
• Great experience and knowledge with 3d animation e.g., Maya and Motionbuilder.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Great benefits package.
• Excellent relocation package offered.
• Healthy work/life balance.
• Friendly and supportive work environment.

Application

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2803.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, and we are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a well-established mobile games studio based in Barcelona, who are looking for a talented Art Outsourcing Supervisor to work on their latest exciting 2D animation projects.

What you will be doing:

• Report to the Art Outsourcing Manager to align on tasks and priorities.
• Ensure animated deliveries are received with the best quality.
• Work across multi-disciplinary teams to identify and solve problems in the art pipeline.
• Facilitate communication with internal departments and external vendors.
• Provide feedback to vendors-based art guidelines.
• Design, monitor and execute improvement plans.
• Generate and provide pertinent documentation to vendors.
• Implement accurately into the internal Asset Manager, making any needed fixes

Who you are:

• Industry experience in the game industry in an Art role or similar. 
• Great understanding of 2D animation principles 
• Professional experience handling art vendors and experience working with vendors.
• Proficient with Spine - 3D animation knowledge is a big plus. 
• Professional experience working on asset management and maintaining asset pipelines.
• Experience with cloud services e.g., Drive, Doc and slides is a plus.
• Great English written and verbal communication skills.
• Having already supervised external art vendors is a huge bonus.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible hours.
• Great benefits package including private medical insurance.
• Relocation support offered.
• State of the art studio including a gym, gaming room and hairdressers
• Studio based in a beautiful city full of rich culture.
• Personal development offered e.g., language lessons.
• Friendly and supportive work environment with social events/parties.

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 1143.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a well-established AAA games studio who are looking for a talented Environment Artist to join their team and work on their latest shooter-based project. This role is offered fully remote.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for creating high quality locations, providing the best player experience possible.
• Create strong environment storytelling with set dressing.
• Work with leadership to maintain artistic consistency and vision for the game.
• Maintain production and meet deadlines.
• Keep up to date on best practises for environment art creation.

What you will be doing:

• 2+ years industry experience in an environment artist role or similar.
• An impressive portfolio showcasing a diverse range of environment types.
• Strong understanding of game engine fundamentals.
• Advanced level modelling and texturing experience in Maya or 3DSMax, ZBrush, Substance Painter or Design and Photoshop.
• Great sense of scale, proportion, and composition.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours with no crunch.
• Remote/home working option.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Company social events.
• Professional learning and development opportunities.

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 2821.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client who specialises in multi-player games, is growing and working on an exciting new and upcoming project. They are looking to appoint a highly talented, passionate and creative Senior Concept Artist to join their successful team in London, England.  

What will you be doing

• Works closely with and collaborate with the Project developers
• Mentor the junior artists
• Create impressive designs from realistic to sci-fi

What skills do you need

• Previous experience as a Concept artist in games development
• Has worked on shipped titles
• Design and illustration experience
• Photoshop

An added bonus, if you have the following skills:

• Ability to construct credible and realistic mechanical designs
• Industrial, sci-fi and mechanical design principles and their application to fictional characters, vehicles, machines, weapons etc
• A variety of art styles

• Anatomical knowledge - Character design

• 3D packages

Application

Please forward your updated PDF or Word formatted CV and your latest portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2431.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with an exciting PC/Console video games studio who are looking for a talented and experienced 3D Animator to join their team. As part of your role, you will be responsible for creating high-quality character and environment animations for their latest project.

What you will be doing:

• Create, develop and high-quality 3D animations across human characters and creatures
• Work across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure animation assets are delivered in a timely manner and to a high level of quality
• Collaborate with the design team to understand and interpret the vision for the game’s animations
• Take an animation all the way from creation to the game engine
• Stay up to date with industry trends and new technologies

Who you are:

• 3+ years of industry experience in an animation role or similar
• A good eye for animation principals and detail
• Good knowledge and understanding of animation implementation in UE, Unity or equivalent
• Proven keyframe expertise and practised skills
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Competitive salary, profit share, relocation assistance, flexible work hours and a friendly, fun and supportive work environment.

Application

Please forward your updated PDF or Word formatted CV and your latest portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2810.

We are an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is an AAA video game studio in search of a talented Senior Animator to join their exciting team and assist with their latest projects. This role is offered fully remote.

What you will be doing:

• Produce high-quality believable animation performances for characters and in game objects
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to create prototypes and production animation that fits with the vison of the game design
• Liaise with the Lead Animator and Animation Director to ensure animation is in-line with the studios vision
• Actively contribute to the improvements of the animation tools, problem solving and production pipelines
• Balance artistic aspects with technical constraints

Who you are:

• 5+ years of industry experience, ideally with some exposure to shooter games
• At least 1+ shipped title for PC/Console as an animator
• Excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine animation system
• Proficiency with Maya, Motion Builder and other 3D software packages
• Experience animating first/third person characters for traversal systems
• Good knowledge and understanding of technical constraints, optimisation and implementation and building basic rigs
• Great English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours with no crunch
• Remote/home working option
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Company social events
• Professional learning and development opportunities

Application:

To apply please forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting the reference 1050.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a multi-platform videogame studio looking for an Environment Artist to join their talented art team and create realistic real-world location for their train simulation titles. This role is offered remote with based in the UK or Ireland.

What you will be doing:

• Be responsible for creating high quality realistic worlds
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver content
• Keep up to date on best practises for environment art creation
• Adhere and follow to performance budget limitations
• Maintain the correct modelling and texture scale consistency

Who you are:

• Industry experience in an Environment Artist role or similar
• An impressive portfolio showcasing your environmental art skills
• Great knowledge and experience of 3D Studio Max/Maya and Photoshop
• Ability and potential to create high quality art assets
• Great English written and verbal communication

Benefits

A great work life balance with a healthy and supportive work environment, alongside a competitive salary and amazing benefit package

Application

To apply pls forward your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2798.

Big Planet is an equal opps recruitment agency and GDPR compliant.

We are working with an established game studio based in Vienna, who are now looking to appoint an experienced and talented Senior Concept Artist, who is passionate about creating concepts and 2D art, to join their team. 

Who are you

• A creative concept artist
• A minimum requirement of 5 years’ experience
• Gaming industry experience
• An amazing portfolio to showcase your creative skills
• Knowledge of stylization, lighting, colour and composition
• Lead, manage and mentor the Art team

Benefits

This studio offers a creative and positive working environment, interesting projects, market rate salary and more!

Application

Please e-mail your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2079.

We are an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a well-established PC and console studio based in Vienna, Austria who are now looking for an experienced Senior Animator to join their team and work on their latest projects.

What you will be doing:

• Work closely with the Art Director and/or Lead Animator to keep in line with the art direction and animation style
• Be responsible for delivering high quality game animations
• Create clear documentation of approaches, both technical and creative for animation
• Keep up to date with latest industry developments and advancements
• Help mentor junior members of the animation team
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams

Who you are:

• 5+ years of industry experience in an Animator position or similar
• Impressive portfolio showcasing your animation
• Great understanding of 3D animation
• Good experience and proficiency with Unreal Engine and Maya
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Good work-life balance
• Excellent Relocation support 
• Flexible hours
• Collaborative, friendly, and supportive work environment
• Studio based in the one of the world’s ‘Best Cities’

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2793.

Big Planet is an equal opps company, value diversity and do not discriminate. We are GDPR compliant.

Our client is a co-development studio working with some of the biggest AAA games studios in the world based in the NW of England. They are now looking for a talented Animator to join their team and help work on their latest exciting projects. This role is offered remote only if based in the UK or Ireland.

What you will be doing:

• Create high quality animations for in-game and cinematic scenes
• Work with Animation Leads to ensure consistency between initial vision and final animations
• Ensure animation work meets all technical constraints and adhere to guidelines
• Stick to schedules, update Jira and communicate progress
• Assist in both providing and implementing feedback
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams
• Work with technical animators to troubleshoot and improve existing workflows
• Mentor and coach junior members of the animation team
• Support, promote and build good team morale

Who you are:

• Industry experience in an animation role or similar
• Impressive animation portfolio demonstrating your skills
• Great knowledge and experience with Maya/3DS Max
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine 4/Unity
• Experience with Excel and Jira
• Keep to date with the latest technology and industry trends
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours
• Great benefits schemes including medical and dental insurance
• No crunch
• Opportunity to work with a friendly and supportive team
• Professional development opportunities

Application:

Please email me your CV to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2732.

We are an equal opportunities recruitment agency, value diversity and don't discriminate.  We are GDPR compliant.

We are working with a PC and console studio based in Vienna, Austria who is looking for a Senior 3D Artist to work on their hit project as well as their exciting new IPs. You will be creating a range of different types of 3D assets and props, and will need to be able to demonstrate a variety of art styles both realistic and cartoony.

What will you be doing?

• 3D real-time asset creation, including sculpting, modelling and texturing
• Asset integration, shader assignment and material settings
• Developing concepts and prototypes
• Building assets from photogrammetry data
• Using Unreal4 editor to create levels and open world areas

Who you are:

• 5+ years as a 3D artist
• 1+ released titles as a 3D artist
• Maya, Substance Painter, Photoshop & ZBrush
• Next gen techniques e.g. normal mapping, High and Low Poly modelling...
• High fidelity reproduction of 3D art from 2D concept art
• Appreciation of lighting, texturing, CG Shaders...
• 3D editors e.g. Unreal...
• Interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

• Good work-life balance
• Flexible hours
• Collaborative work environment

Application

Please e-mail your CV as a Word document as well as your portfolio to cvs@big-planet.biz quoting reference 2518.

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