TITLE: Surfacing Artist, Character

REQUIREMENTS: 2 years of experience in the job or 2 years of experience as a 3D Artist, or in a related occupation.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Any suitable combination of education, training, &/or experience is acceptable.

JOB DUTIES: Work with the internal 3D Character development team to create high quality materials for the company’s online game franchise. Handle technical character art materials that help create appealing content. Responsibilities will range from creating materials in a collaborative environment to working in complex 2D and 3D pipelines for the company’s online game world to make the Characters look as amazing as possible. Build an internal library of materials and utilities. Work alongside Leads and Character Artists to collaborate and share a vision of creating the next iteration of a game industry defining franchise.

Salary range: $104,041/year to $161,500/year

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#24149/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
1 Blizzard Way
Irvine, CA 92618

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Senior Visual Development Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts, Animation, or related field or foreign equivalency and 1 year of exprience in the job or 1 year of experience as a Visual Development Artist, or in a related occupation.

JOB DUTIES: Create concept art for environments, architecture, and other company online game in-game assets. Create mood pieces and other visual development assets. Create illustration quality key art production paintings. Work closely with the Art Lead for each task to help achieve a consistent vision. Explore a wide variety of ideas that push the company’s online game style. Work closely with other Artists. Communicate with Production, Design, and other departments.

Salary range: $130,000/year to $161,500/year

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#24038/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
1 Blizzard Way
Irvine, CA 92618

Jobsite: Irvine, CA (Full-time position)

TITLE: Lighting Artist

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Animation and Visual Effects, or related field.

JOB DUTIES: Create special effects or animations using computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in computer games and related as a Lighting Artist. Focus on the aesthetic and technical implementation of lighting in game levels and cinematics. Environment. Use eye for detail and composition to implement stellar lighting across multiplayer, single player, coop, and warzone maps. Adapt to new tools, processes, and pipelines. Identify and submit well documented tickets for any technical code issues. Collaborate with art directors and art leads in the development of level lighting to establish a compelling, cohesive look. Contribute creative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development.

Salary range: $103,729/year to $177,650/year

CONTACT: Please send resume ref#24177/contact K. Finnsson for an appointment.
Activision Publishing, Inc.
2701 Olympic Blvd., Bldg. B
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Jobsite: San Francisco, CA (Full-time position)