Gaming Full-Time Hybrid

Advanced Character Artist at Warner Bros. Discovery

Company: Warner Bros. Discovery

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role

WB Games Montreal, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, is seeking an Advanced Character Artist to contribute to the creation of high-quality AAA game experiences. This role offers the opportunity to work on iconic entertainment properties while helping define and elevate character art standards across the studio.

Job Overview

As an Advanced Character Artist, you will collaborate with art leadership, technical teams, and fellow artists to create visually compelling characters for gameplay and cinematics. You will play a key role in developing character pipelines, mentoring team members, and maintaining the highest artistic quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Character Creation: Create believable and visually compelling characters that support the emotional and narrative goals of the game.
  • Asset Production: Develop high-poly and low-poly character models, textures, and related character assets for gameplay and cinematics.
  • Modeling Excellence: Sculpt complex organic and hard surface assets, including creatures, clothing, armor, weapons, and accessories.
  • Artistic Collaboration: Work closely with Art Directors, Lead Artists, and production teams to ensure character assets align with the project’s creative vision.
  • Pipeline Development: Contribute to research and development initiatives while improving character creation workflows and pipelines.
  • Technical Integration: Collaborate with technical animation teams to update, maintain, and optimize existing character assets.
  • Mentorship: Mentor fellow artists, share best practices, and help raise the overall quality of character art across the team.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in video game development with experience on at least one published AAA title.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional character art and modeling skills.
  • Expertise in organic modeling, including human faces, clothing, and realistic creatures.
  • Strong hard surface modeling skills for creating armor, weapons, and character accessories.
  • Proficiency in Maya, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, and Substance tools.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience mentoring artists or previous leadership experience is considered an advantage.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Game Art, Fine Arts, Animation, Digital Media, or a related field is preferred.
  • Equivalent professional experience in character art for games will also be considered.
  • Additional training in digital sculpting, real-time character production, or technical art is beneficial.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on AAA game franchises with Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • Collaborative and creative studio environment focused on innovation and artistic excellence.
  • Professional growth opportunities through mentorship, leadership, and career development programs.
  • Access to cutting-edge tools, technologies, and production pipelines.

If you are passionate about creating memorable characters and pushing the boundaries of AAA game art, this Advanced Character Artist opportunity at Warner Bros. Discovery could be the perfect next step in your career. Join WB Games Montreal and help bring iconic worlds and characters to life.

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