Senior Character Artist (Star Wars FPS)

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

In collaboration with Lucasfilm, the Star Wars FPS Team is developing a new AAA FPS in the Star Wars galaxy. Inspired by classic titles like Dark Forces and Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, our story-driven single player game is being developed from the ground up leveraging the power of Unreal Engine 5. We’re combining this inspiration and technology with Respawn’s pedigree for making best-in-class shooters to deliver a brand new experience our players will love.

We are seeking a Senior Character Artist with the passion and know-how to help drive the creation of the galaxy’s most diverse characters and creatures. As the Senior Character Artist on our Star Wars FPS team, you will be working daily to bring a diverse range of characters, creatures, and aliens to life. The ideal candidate has a broad skill set in character art and is eager to be challenged by the wide variety of character related work that Star Wars has to offer.

What you’ll do…

• Work closely with the Lead Character Artist to create high quality character assets, all the way from block-out to textured in-engine.
• Help establish process, pipeline, and best practices for the rest of the team.
• Be a champion for delivering high quality assets that conform to technical and optimization standards.

Ideally, you will have…

• Shipped at least one AAA quality game as a character artist.
• Expert knowledge of modern AAA character art tools and software packages.
• Experience with creatures and other non-humanoid characters.
• A strong understanding of anatomy, proportion, silhouette, color theory, and other artistic fundamentals.

• A solid understanding of rigging, skinning, LOD creation, budgets, and other technical requirements of building optimized content.
• A desire to be a part of a highly collaborative team, working closely with other departments to iterate.
• An appetite for giving and receiving constructive feedback from anybody on the team, regardless of position.

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you, please submit your resume and portfolio and we will get back to you once we have reviewed it.

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth which come with being a member of our team, working at Respawn has many other perks and benefits! Learn more at respawn.com/perks.