IMU Studios | 3D Grooming Artist

*Company:* IMU Studios]

*Location:* [Remote]

*Job Description:*

We are looking for a skilled 3D Grooming Artist who specializes in creating realistic hair, fur, and feathers for characters and creatures. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, a strong artistic sense, and proficiency in industry-standard grooming tools and software.

*Responsibilities:*

– Create and implement realistic hair, fur, and feather systems for characters and creatures.

– Collaborate with the art direction, modeling, texturing, and animation teams to ensure the highest quality of groomed assets.

– Optimize grooming assets for performance while maintaining visual fidelity.

– Troubleshoot and solve grooming-related issues throughout the production process.

– Stay up to date with the latest grooming techniques and software advancements.

*Requirements:*

– Proven experience as a 3D Grooming Artist in a professional environment.

– Proficiency in grooming tools such as XGen, Yeti, Ornatrix, or similar.

– Strong understanding of hair and fur dynamics and simulation.

– Experience with industry-standard 3D software such as Maya, Blender, Houdini, and ZBrush.

– Excellent artistic skills with a strong attention to detail.

– Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

– Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks.

*Preferred Qualifications:*

– Experience in game development or animation production.

– Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python or MEL.

– Strong portfolio showcasing realistic grooming work.

*How to Apply:*

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and a portfolio of your work.  Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

*About the Position above*

You embody a love and passion for working in entertainment that is truly good for gamers. You work remotely.  You track your own time in our online time tracker.  You will begin part-time. After a 3-month trial period, you may go full-time, at any time as proven and required at the company’s discretion.  IMU Studios is in a growth phase, seeking various roles for contract work.

*About the Game*

Our cinematic open-world hero shooter video game takes place on a small planet in the beautiful Stellar Jewel Box nebula.  Filled with playable stories, meaningful quests, outdoor arenas, and various game challenges.  Allowing players to freely explore and discover all of the beautiful details as they are revealed.  Photoreal environments that players can experience in awe, and all built on the visual power and performance of the Unreal Engine.

*About the Company*

IMU Studios creates refreshing experiences for gamers.  Thrilling, fun adventures that shake the foundations of the industries we enter.  We have assembled a team of video game underdogs, all hungry to be the next heroes.  Together we are pushing everything to be more exciting!

IMU Studios was founded when game founder and developer Robert Strutin’s market research revealed fresh opportunities in the video game industry, crossing market lines of gameplay and revenue models.  Our home studio is nestled in the beautiful, inspiring mountains of British Columbia, Canada, with active Team Members contributing worldwide.  Our expert team of game developers and artists are truly passionate about their craft and producing profound entertainment experiences.  We create exhilarating video games that enrich your life and empower you as a player.  This is an amazing place to contribute your skills.

Tell us who you are, what you do, and why you would like to join.

*Apply*

Email:

zareena@imustudios.com