3D Generalist

Posted 2 weeks ago
Netflix, Los Angeles, CA, Openings : 1,
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    Los Angeles, California Netflix Games Studio
Netflix is building a new internal game studio to incubate and build a new class of hilarious, social party video games.
The 3D Generalist will work with a new cross-discipline core team to create assets, environments, and textures, iterating towards a new game vision on an exciting, highly stylized party game available to Netflix members.
A successful candidate will be an excellent 3D Artist who can create a wide variety of assets, environments, textures, and animation. They should be able to work with current established game styles, and feel at home in 3D but also have solid stylized 2D texturing skills. Having a good knowledge of game development pipelines, and relevant engines such as Unity and its animation tools is a huge plus. We have a highly collaborative environment, this role will work closely with the Senior 3D artist, Art director, designers and engineers to build the vision of this game. We would love to see candidates who can solve visual problems, be self motivated and be collaborative and demonstrate good ability to intuitively understand style and work with established pipelines.
You’ll be joining a small, scrappy team with big ambitions, and an obsession to create memorable game moments that leave players telling their own stories for years to come. We’re looking for new teammates who care deeply about the experiences they create and the people they make them with. Those who bias towards action and are energized by the learning that comes with bold experimentation at an agile pace. As a part of Netflix, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration. Now is an amazing time to join Netflix Game Studio as we seek to entertain our 200 million paid members in a really new way.

Responsibilities

  • Creating 3D environments, scenes, and assets that are high quality, polished, and match the existing game style.
  • Implementing shippable assets into the game engine.
  • Paint stylized textures that match the existing game style.
  • Work within memory budgets with the Sr 3D artist, tech artist and Engineers to make sure assets are performant in game.
  • Collaborate with the rest of the team and be a strong communicator.

Requirements

  • 2+ years experience as a 3D artist shipping one or more AAA, casual or mobile games. (Entertainment and movie experience is welcome, but you must have professional experience in creating for real-time rendering as well).
  • Stylized texture painting experience.
  • Work closely with Artists, Tech Artists, Engineers, and Designers to realize the vision of the project.
  • Strong art skills with experience and an understanding of 3D and 2D scene and asset creation, modeling, animation, optimization, texturing, and lighting for games.
  • Ability to work in a multitude of artistic styles, including stylized to fit the needs of the project and future projects.
  • Exceptional communication and cross-discipline collaboration skills.
  • Familiarity with Unity and Blender.
  • Passion for making video games, especially in a rapid, focused, and highly collaborative environment.
  • A good understanding and working knowledge of different visual styles.

Bonus Skills

  • 3D and 2D animation skills
  • Understanding of VFX, timing, motion, and how to make things look extra crispy
  • Wide general visual knowledge of games, design, media, and interest in artistic principles
  • Familiarity with source management tools like Git

Location

  • Los Angeles, CA/Remote
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $60,000 – $170,000.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. Last Date For Apply: 2024-07-24 00:00:00 Job Type : FULL_TIME, Employment Type : FULL_TIMEApply Here