Senior Character Artist
Use your creativity as a Character Artist to create creatures, humanoids, robots and all different types of enemies for our next-gen AAA project!
As a (Senior) Character Artist at Arrowhead you are involved in the process of taking both playable and non-playable characters and character assets from early stages of development, sometimes without concepts, through proofing, mock-up and to game ready levels. The main focus is everything from organic to hard surface characters such as creatures, humanoids and robots.
You’re more than just a content creator: At Arrowhead you have a lot of freedom, autonomy and the opportunity to develop your skills in a direction you help decide. Of course you also co-op closely with the studio's producer, art director, and game director to help make our game vision a reality!
Your contribution
As a (Senior) Character Artist, your main tasks and responsibilities are:
Create game ready characters and assets for both playable and non playable characters;
Co-op and proof character designs with concept artists and animators;
Co-op with feature team to test and feedback on designs and features;
Participate in sprint meetings to set up realistic completion timelines;
Help with feedback on created assets both internally and from outsourcers.
At Arrowhead each team member has an important influence on the game and is involved in the decision-making process. We offer a motivating and creative environment where small groups work independently and in cross-disciplinary feature teams.
Our requirements
Do you recognize yourself in the following?
You have at least 5 years of experience as a 3D artist in the games industry;
You have been involved in a full development cycle of a AAA-title, shipping at least one title;
Modeling software (Zbrush and Maya in particular, others like blender are a plus) holds no secrets for you;
You are very good with Substance Painter (Marvelous Designer being a plus);
You have at least a basic experience of node based workflows for shaders and materials;
Your portfolio shows a variety of (realistic) character/humanoid/droid artwork, including organic and hard surfaces;
You are very well known with PBR Workflows.
Nice to haves
Would be cool to have, but certainly not mandatory!
Experience with scanning workflow;
Experience with skinning;
Experience with outsourcing (art) pipelines;
Experience with gibs, dismemberment and destruction;
Experience with Substance Designer.
Practical information
Scope: Full-time: 40 hours per week.
We offer a permanent position and for the right candidate we offer relocation aid.
Location: Stockholm, however working remotely can be discussed for the right candidate.
If you think that this position matches your background and skills, we would love to hear from you! We ask that your application always include relevant work samples or a link to your portfolio.

Stockholm
Perks & Benefits
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Flexibility and generous vacation
You have the freedom to plan your workday according to your preferences, keeping in mind that between 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00 you are available for (team) meetings. You are also entitled to six weeks paid vacation each year. -
Pension fund and insurances
You can feel safe with a full life- and occupational injury insurance as well as guaranteed quick access to health specialists. An additional monthly saving is added to your retirement fund. -
Health & wellness
Massage at the office every other week, a weekly wellness activity hour and yearly wellness allowance. Once a year we also offer health care checkups with the possibility to track your changes and progress.
Working at Arrowhead
Arrowhead is primarily interested in long term jobs and employment. We are not a project-based studio and prefer to have full-time employees. We feel that this contributes to a better work environment, a feeling of stability and builds stronger internal relationships.
About Arrowhead Game Studios
Arrowhead Game Studios is a tight knit and growing team, known for our co-op titles. By challenging the creativity of the players, we create a memorable experience with humor and social interaction, that leaves you with a story to tell. We are now working on our biggest and most ambitious project to date: A Next-Generation 3rd Person Cooperative Shooter. If you want to be part of a driven and friendly team with a family feeling, then Arrowhead is the place to be!
Senior Character Artist
Use your creativity as a Character Artist to create creatures, humanoids, robots and all different types of enemies for our next-gen AAA project!
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