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Finlay Mander

Entry level position selected: Full-time Junior 3D Artist

I began to look for junior entry level positions in the 3D industry, entry level positions are great for progressing further in the industry as they provide good experience and give an idea of what working in the industry is like. I came across a junior 3D artistic role at Hidden Creative Ltd. This position at Hidden Creative was “seeking a talented junior 3D artist that is capable of creating stunning high-quality hard surface high poly/low poly modelling.”

This entry level position had set requirements and responsibilities.

Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Modelling from image reference and CAD data
  • Creating tileable and mapped textures
  • Rigging for animation
  • Animation
  • Gathering reference for asset creation
  • UV unwrapping for texture and baked UV set

Key Candidate Requirements:

  • Proficient in Maya
  • Proficient in Photoshop or other design software
  • Proficient in Substance Painter
  • Proficient with rendering tools and fundamentals, (V-Ray)
  • Ability to create realistic and detailed textures
  • Ability to model and texture complex low-resolution scenes
  • Ability to model high resolution geometry for surface transfer
  • Understanding of character creation processes and Animation fundamentals
  • Good sense of scale, lighting and materials
  • Ability to create full scale believable environments
  • Generate and modify models based on engineering and industrial design specs
  • Strong sense of optimization working with varied technical constraints
  • Demonstrate creativity, adaptability to different project requirements
  • It would be advantageous to have skills in concept drawing, story-boarding
  • Positive attitude towards learning new skills and techniques

Application:

I had to apply through LinkedIn which gave me a Candidate Applicant Form to fill in. I wrote the application from the point of view that I had finished the games and interactive course at University, so that I had another qualification to include. Since currently going to University is my plan of action next year.

After filling in this information I had to attach a resume (CV) which I created using online tools. I used (cvmaker.uk) although I couldn’t download the CV file as it was behind a paywall.

https://hiddenltd.jobsoid.com/j/34037/junior-3d-artist?source=linkedin