Digital Artist

ECS is seeking Digital Artists to work in Schenectady, New York

Required experience

• Character modeling, skinning and weighing
• Basic understanding of laser scan data
• Basic knowledge of Substance Designer or Painter
• Basic understanding of 2D User Interface layouts and design
• Experience developing optimized game assets from CAD models
• Experience with Unity and CryENGINE
• Experience developing for Head Mounted Displays
• Basic understanding of level design, lighting in game, character editing and animation
• Basic understanding of in engine sound design and implementation with FMOD
• Basic understanding of level design
• Instructional design
• Video editing
• Recent experience developing virtual training products for the Military

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
• Proficient in developing 2D and 3D game-ready assets including low to mid poly 3D Models, textures, and animations using industry standard software like Photoshop and 3D Studio MAX (Maya experience will be considered)
• Experienced in composition and creation methods for in-game cinematics using After Effects and Premiere
• Proficient in 3D Modeling including texturing and unwrapping (3D Studio Max Preferred but Maya/others considered)
• Low to mid poly hard-surface modeling for games
• Photoshop (required)
• Strong texturing and normal mapping skills
• Creating texture maps from photos
• Proficient in the use of texture atlases and tiling textures
• Photorealistic Texturing of environmental objects
• Experience maintaining uniform graphic quality in a cohesive visual environment
• Basic understanding of Physical Based Rendering and materials
• Basic understanding of Multi-sub texturing
• US Citizenship

• Active U.S. DOE “L” or U.S. DOD “Secret” level Security Clearance
• Must be located in or be willing to immediately relocate t