3D Generalist (Contractor)

Important:

Location: Must be based in the UK or Europe. Applicants outside these regions will not be considered.

Visa Sponsorship: Not available at this time. Applicants must be eligible to work in their current country of residence.

Application Requirements: Submit your CV in .pdf format only.

Remote role: This is a fully remote role.

Right to work: If an offer of employment is made to you, you will need to produce a piece of valid ID to prove your right to work.

Contract type: This is a fixed-term contract from May 2025 to December 2025.

About Us: Since 2015, ZA/UM Studio has been at the forefront of artistic achievement within the video games industry. Driven by a commitment to video games as an art form and endless intellectual curiosity, we are now a studio with a portfolio of projects and a global team of over 75 people.

We are committed to creating narrative-driven games that challenge the boundaries of art and storytelling. We do not shy away from social commentary or challenging industry conventions. The foundation of our artistic pursuits is collective creativity, we view teamwork and camaraderie as essential.

Responsibilities:

• Model high and low poly objects, bake textures, export/import assets, apply materials, and assemble environments.
• Proactively participate in technical and aesthetic problem-solving discussions.
• Give and receive creative feedback.
• Integrate art assets into Unity to set dress and beautify areas.
• Adhere to project guidelines and art bible, working closely with Art Lead, Team Lead, Concept Artists, and other 3D artists to ensure the visual target is met or exceeded.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Highly proficient with Blender, Unity, Substance Painter, and Photoshop.
• Knowledge of art fundamentals such as color theory, composition, and detail distribution.
• Strong high and low poly modeling skills, with demonstrated skills in baking, UV-Unwrapping, material creation, and hand-painting textures.
• Strong understanding of PBR and NPR real-time and path-traced rendering pipelines.
• Ability to skillfully world build; terrain sculpting, painting, prop/vegetation placement, and set dressing.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.

ZA/UM is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. The organisation - in providing goods and/or services and/or facilities - is also committed against unlawful discrimination of customers or the public.