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About the Role

Keywords Studios is seeking a skilled 3D Artist to create high-quality, visually appealing game environments. This role involves collaborating closely with art directors, optimizing assets for real-time game engines, and mentoring junior artists. You will contribute to improving pipelines and visual quality, ensuring assets meet performance and technical requirements across all game platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality and visually appealing game environments.
• Produce environment assets aligned with project art direction and storytelling.
• Adapt flexibly to various game and graphic styles.
• Create assets optimized for real-time game engines.
• Collaborate closely with the Art Director to maintain overall art direction.
• Work with cross-functional teams throughout the production pipeline to ensure artistic consistency and quality.
• Actively participate in reviews, feedback sessions, and iterative development processes.
• Produce and optimize assets that meet performance, memory, and platform-specific requirements.
• Leverage deep knowledge of topology, UV mapping, PBR workflows, and optimization techniques.
• Maintain consistent quality standards while considering technical constraints and engine limitations.
• Continuously update knowledge of industry trends, new technologies, tools, and workflows.
• Contribute to pipeline and production process improvements and efficiencies.
• Continuously strive to enhance visual quality and innovation in game art production.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and constructive feedback to junior and mid-level artists.
• Support collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to maintain consistent asset quality.
• Actively contribute to fostering team culture and the growth of artists within the department.

Requirements

• Proficient in Japanese with business-level English proficiency.
• Extensive practical experience as a 3D Artist in the game industry with a portfolio showcasing high-quality assets for real-time games.
• Experience using industry-standard 3D software and related tools such as Autodesk Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, ZBrush, and Substance Painter.
• Deep understanding of modeling, sculpting, UV mapping, texture creation, lighting, composition, human anatomy, form, color theory, and material creation.
• Experience creating assets optimized for modern real-time game engines like Unreal Engine and Unity.
• Deep understanding of PBR workflows, topology, performance optimization, and technical constraints across multiple platforms.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, effectively share ideas, and incorporate feedback throughout the production process.
• Knowledge of game development pipelines and the ability to flexibly adapt art styles to different game genres and target platforms.
• Strong passion for games and understanding of market trends, player expectations, and game culture on PC, console, and Nintendo platforms.
• Experience coordinating and aligning with other art teams to maintain art vision and asset quality from concept to game implementation.

Skills

• 3D Art
• Game Environment Creation
• Art Direction
• Storytelling
• Asset Creation
• Real-time Game Engines
• Optimization
• PBR Workflow
• Topology
• UV Mapping
• Sculpting
• Texture Creation
• Lighting
• Composition
• Human Anatomy
• Form
• Color Theory
• Material Creation
• Unreal Engine
• Unity
• Autodesk Maya
• Blender
• 3ds Max
• ZBrush
• Substance Painter
• Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Technical Art

Location

• Tokyo, Japan
• Asia Pacific

Work Type

• Full Time
• Contract
• Remote

Experience Level

• Senior

About the Company

• Keywords Studios is a global leader providing creative and technical services to the video game industry.
• With over 13,000 professionals across 70+ studios in 25+ countries, we support the entire game lifecycle through three core service lines: Create, Globalize, and Engage.
• In Japan, Keywords Studios offers all three service lines, supporting major publishers, developers, agencies, and IP owners through domestic and international teams.
• Our Tokyo-based development studio, Wizcorp, along with established localization, QA, player support, and marketing functions, serves the largest and most influential companies in the Japanese game and entertainment industry.

Equal Opportunity

• Keywords is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace.