About the job

We are Fool’s Theory, a company from Bielsko-Biała in Poland, creators of the game Seven: The Days Long Gone and The Thaumaturge.
We are actively seeking skilled individuals to join our team to work on a project developed in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.

Sounds interesting? Get in touch with us!

Responsibilities

• Creating photorealistic materials for different uses (tiling, decals, atlases etc.),
• Building and maintaining a high-quality PBR material library,
• Collaborating in the creation of concepts and plans for locations/assets,
• Collaborating effectively with Environment, Character, Concept Art and Lighting Teams to produce consistent and high quality materials,
• Cooperating with Technical Artists to prepare shaders,
• Planning and working with scanned data,
• Creating high-quality realistic textures/materials using tools, such as Substance Designer / Painter, ZBrush & Photoshop,
• Collaborating with Tech Art to develop material art pipelines,
• Working closely with the Art Director to achieve a consistent look for materials,
• Creating documentation supporting techniques and processes,
• Mentoring and guiding fellow artists to foster team growth,
• Maintaining the production pipeline and meeting deadlines,
• Working with the production team for scope and scheduling.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant industry experience and one shipped AAA title,
• Strong skills in procedural material creation software (Adobe Substance 3D Designer),
• Experience in Adobe Photoshop or equivalent,
• Experience in prototyping and master material creation in Unreal Engine,
• Efficient skills in one of the leading modelling packages (3DS Max, Maya, Blender etc.),
• Good knowledge of colour theory and lighting technical specifications,
• Strong understanding of physically based rendering practices (PBR),
• Experience with the Photogrammetry asset creation workflow and training other team members
• Fluent English.
• Refraining from using AI generative tools to produce imagery for this job.

We offer

• A key role in the process of developing current and future projects,
• Opportunity to work on a cool project in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED,
• Flexible working hours (core hours 10:00-16:00),
• Possibility to work remotely (from anywhere with a time zone difference of -/+ 2 hours from GMT+1) or in our office in Bielsko-Biała,
• Long-term contracts - we are looking for people for more than one project,
• Working in a group of experienced specialists, often gamedev veterans, who are willing to share their knowledge,
• Custom tools to automate boring, repetitive stuff,
• Working with modern tools from leading technology suppliers (e.g. Jetbrains), as well as with our proprietary solutions,
• Support in industry training courses, conferences and fairs participation (both as a participant or speaker),
• Private medical insurance (Enel-med),
• Access to MyBenefit platform with a possibility to co-finance a Multisport Card.
• Psychological support.