Hutch
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London, Greater London
Senior Render/Marketing Artist
Overview
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced high quality render/marketing artist with world class composition and paint abilities. Composition is key in this important role. The successful candidate will work with Art Directors and creative stakeholders across our portfolio of games to create dynamic digital art for marketing, branding and presentation. Hutch makes games relating to racing and cars. The successful candidate will be capable of composing stunning high speed action shots involving multiple vehicles and automotive beauty shots in a variety of locations, environments and lighting conditions. Requirements Artistry The candidate will contribute to ideas at an early stage of the visual design brief, providing thumbnails and mock-ups. It's imperative that the candidate has solid foundational art skills and is able to iterate quickly and efficiently. We also expect the candidate to possess: A comprehensive understanding of compositional rules and values Innate sense of colour and able to demonstrate a solid understanding of colour theory A good feel for the effects of light and atmospherics. An understanding of outdoor lighting and an ability to create depth and atmosphere within an image A good sense of form, weight and space Understand the importance of narrative, even in the simplest of scenes Software and Technical The candidate needs to have a high level of competency with the required software. Principally... Maya - preferred but not essential V-Ray - preferred but not essential Photoshop 3D sculpt package It is important to have good technical instincts and tidiness Well ordered scene topology Software lighting techniques An understanding of how to use materials and surfaces (e.g. car paint shaders) A curiosity for new techniques and the ability to adapt workflow and render styles for multiple projects Benefits Hutch is a dynamic games studio based in Central London. Founded on a wealth of traditional game development experience, blending a bunch of people who are talented and passionate about making the best free to play games. Our goal is to create the best racing games for mobile. We believe small, focused and empowered teams build the best games and we work hard to maintain an open, transparent and self-determined culture. Founded in 2011, we have released 8 games including Smash Cops, MMX Racing, Hot Wheels:Race Off and MMX Hill Climb with over 220 million players across the world. When we launch a game, that's just the start: we use player feedback and most critically data to figure out how to make each game the best it can be. There are so many opportunities to identify insights in our data that we can't keep up - and that's where you come in.