Character Hair

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.

A career at Rockstar Games is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding and ambitious projects to be found in any entertainment medium. You would be welcomed to a dedicated and inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Toronto is on the lookout for a talented Hair & Groom Artist who possess a passion for creating character hair to the very highest visual quality and performance standards. This is a full-time permanent position based out of Rockstar's unique game development studio in Oakville, Ontario.

**WHAT WE DO**:

- We design, create, and populate our game worlds with the characters and creatures that bring the story and play to life, for both our story-driven and online games.
- Our characters are the embodiment of the player's experiences and their interactions when they play - how they look, feel, and interact with other living things.
- We design-in deep customization functionality to character assets for the game's requirements.
- We work with a wide range of digital tools for sculpting, modelling, and texture painting, with a fundamental basis in observational art creation and an explicit attention to detail.
- We use other in-house engine tools for cloth and soft-body simulation, and physically based shader/material pipelines to help us create believable characters.
- You'll join a global team setting very high standards across all our projects, with an exacting production focus and an obsession for getting the details right.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Work within Character Art asset creation for all our global titles with a specialized focus on Hair and Fur assets.
- Work with Art Direction and Lead Artists to achieve task creative and production goals whilst working under your own initiative within our pipeline.
- Work with the Character and Technical Art teams to derive pragmatic solutions to Hair and Fur-related technical and aesthetic challenges.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- 3+ years of post-secondary educational experience in 2D and 3D art production.
- A comprehensive modelling and texturing portfolio showing 3D character art to a very high standard, with a specific ability in the representation of Hair & Fur creation.

**SKILLS**:

- Demonstrates exceptional Hair and Fur groom creation skills to achieve lookdev goals.
- Proven ability to create relevant form, structure, cut and silhouette for character hairstyles using card based and runtime approaches.
- A full understanding of all current generation production workflows as they pertain to hair asset production, including an understanding of PBR/Lighting pipelines and shader tools.
- Ability to adapt and push results forward as pipelines and approaches evolve for Hair & Fur.
- Extensive experience using Houdini or XGen Grooming Tools.
- Working experience using 3DStudio Max or Maya for Hair Card Creation.
- Demonstrates economical and appropriate creation for runtime assets for use within a game engine.
- Has a detail-obsessed eye for creating digital grooms to specified concept and reference.
- Positive, solution-oriented individual with a sense of humour and passion for making great game art in a team setting.
- Ability to work with bespoke engine toolsets, defined asset workflows, and contribute to overall character department goals and working practices.
- Self-motivated and flexible, with excellent communication skills.
- Consistent delivery of high quality art: on-spec and on-time.

**PLUSES**:

- Three or more years of game development experience, ideally having shipped console titles as a character artist with a Hair & Groom specialism.
- An inherent appreciation and understanding of fashion and street style, and era-specific culture as they relate to styling, costuming and dress.
- Strong problem-solving skills. Ability to work in a self-directed manner and to make timely, well thought-out decisions.
- Great interpersonal skills. Must be able to work closely in a team setting and with other dependent departments.

**HOW TO APPLY**:
Rockstar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.