3D Artist - Toronto, Canada - Sago Mini
Description
Sago Mini is an award-winning publisher of preschool apps and toys worldwide. We are supported by a team of artists, designers, developers, product managers, thinkers, and doers devoted to play.With over 100 million downloads and three subscription services featuring 45+ apps, Sago Mini brings thoughtful design to life for kids and parents worldwide.
Along with Toca Boca and Originator, we're part of the Piknik family - a collection of top-rated apps for kids in one subscription.
About the Role
Sago Mini is seeking a 3D Artist to collaborate with our team on creating a fun 3D cozy game experience for kids You'll work closely with our design team to create 3D content, taking ideas from a sketch all the way to final rendering.
We'll count on you to help us fill up our world with charming characters, natural elements, and fun objects that match our well-established 2d look and feel.
This is a one-year contract position.
You'll thrive in this role if you
- Enjoy receiving art direction and can implement it efficiently.
- Get excited from working in small, crossdisciplinary teams.
- Have excellent time management skills and consistently meet project deadlines.
- Are great at communicating and take the initiative to keep teammates informed on your status.
What You'll Be Doing
- Collaborating closely with a small art and tech team.
- Sketching out ideas and aligning with the team on direction before modeling them in 3D.
- Creating soft surface 3D models of natural elements (flowers, bushes, trees, etc.), furniture, tools, buildings and various other objects to populate our environments.
- Presenting concepts and final models to the project team as well as at companywide show & share meetings.
- Paying close attention to the project pipeline (and your own) and being on the lookout for ways to improve it to support your teammates.
Qualifications and Skills
- 23 years of experience in Maya or 3DS Max
- Experience with texturing in Photoshop
- Skilled at sketching out multiple concept ideas for a model
- Skilled in soft surface modeling
- An advanced certificate or diploma in an artistic field
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
Nice to Haves
- A background in mobile games or Nintendo Switch games
- Experience working in
Unity: - Experience designing a cozy aesthetic aimed at children and/or families
About the Process
- If you're moving ahead, we'll book a call to learn more about your experience.
- If that goes well, we'll send you a short homework assignment to get a better feel for your skillset.
- If the assignment goes well, we'll book an interview with you and the hiring team to dive deeper prior to making a decision.
- Finally, you'll meet a few members of the team you'd work closely with prior to an offer being extended.
Based in Toronto, Sago Sago Toys of Spin Master Limited a leading global children's entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.
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