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FILTER is seeking a Senior 3D/Look Development Artist to join a team that's defining visual and workflow characteristics for 3D game asset creation. This position is a 9 to 12 month contract located in Redmond. Our ideal candidate has expert-level knowledge of ZBrush, Photoshop and Maya and has over 3 years' game production experience.

Mainly responsible for the creation and modification of existing shader parameters, painting and applying texture maps, the Senior 3D/Look Development Artist will also develop custom lighting solutions. They'll work closely with the project's art director to determine the visual and quality level expectations for both the 3D characters and environments to be used in game production.

The Senior 3D/Look Development Artist will be expected to prepare UVs and textures and conduct ZBrush rapid prototyping and concepting. As a proactive member of the project team, you'll also need to have the ability to create art content in a variety of styles.

If you've got outstanding problem solving skills and a history of putting your superb creative eye to work, than FILTER would love to see your resume and portfolio.
 
SKILLS YOU'LL NEED

 * 3+ years experience producing games
 * Expert knowledge of ZBrush, Photoshop, Maya, 3DSMax and Softimage
 * Previous experience working with proprietary and turnkey game engines such as Unreal 3, Unity and CryEngine
 * Ability to write shaders preferred
 * Programming and scripting skills a plus (for instance MEL, Python, MaxScript, HLSL)
 * Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate well with other team members and art director
 * Natural problem solver with a knack for solving various design and technical solutions
 * Experience preparing UVs and textures, ZBrush rapid prototyping and geometry construction

A BIT ABOUT FILTER

FILTER is a full-service creative resources company that connects industry-leading companies with the very best creative talent throughout the West Coast. Offering both creative staffing services and interactive media design and production, FILTER helps clients to make their ideas a reality and complete their projects with more speed, flexibility and cost efficiency. The company is headquartered in Seattle and has branch offices in Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. FILTER has been serving the creative community, including top consumer brands and technology companies as well as leading design, advertising and interactive agencies, for the past two decades.

To apply, please register at http://www.filtertalent.com/ and complete a personal profile in order to express interest in this position: http://www.filtertalent.com/Professionals/Search_Jobs.aspx?m=j&id=413

We will review your resume and portfolio and contact you if your skills and experience appear to be a good fit.
FILTER is an equal opportunity employer.