3D Environment Artist

We value artistic vision, technical know-how, previous experience, teamwork skills and lots of passion.

We look for talented 3d Environment Artist / Modeler looking for highly creative projects.

Minimum requirements

• Strong portfolio showing modeling, texturing, and set dressing environments for games, including at least:
• Examples of high and low resolution modeling, both organic and inorganic
• Examples of full set design
• Texture/mapping work examples
• Exceptional visual and technical skills in 3D modeling, sculpting & texturing.
• Have three or more years of industry experience within a recognised game engine (UE4, Unity or in-house solution such as frostbite), preferably Unreal Engine.
• 1+ published titles: Game production can be long and/or complex. However, having at least one published games can show that you are familiar with the full development process and the challenges that are ahead.
• Proficient in Maya, 3D Max, ZBrush and Substance Painter.
• English and/or Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Art Director to develop high quality 3d models.
• Create high & low resolution models and textures for real-time 3D games for consoles and PC.
• Collaborate with programmers, designers and animators to develop production pipelines.
• Understanding of next-gen game asset development processes, limitations and workarounds.
• Excellent communication, time-management and organizational skills.

Send your CV to join@piccolo-studio.com with the reference: 3D ARTIST.

* Exceptional profiles may be eligible for remote work.

Level Designer

We look for people able to blend game design with artistic vision and creativity to craft complex, creative levels out of very basic ideas. We require previous experience, teamwork skills and lots of passion.

Minimum requirements

• Videos / Documentation showing your skills at designing well thought environments that takes profit of game design to create engaging and memorable gameplay sequences.
• Exceptional visual and technical skills in game and level design.
• Have three or more years of industry experience within a recognised game engine (UE4, Unity or in-house solution such as frostbite), preferably Unreal Engine.
• 1+ published titles: Game production can be long and/or complex. However, having at least one published games can show that you are familiar with the full development process and the challenges that are ahead.
• English and/or Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Game Designer and the Art Director to develop high quality 3d levels with creative gameplay sequences and striking visuals.
• Collaborate with programmers, designers and animators to develop production pipelines.
• Understanding of next-gen game asset development processes, limitations and workarounds.
• Excellent communication, time-management and organizational skills.

Send your CV to join@piccolo-studio.com with the reference: LEVEL DESIGNER.

* Exceptional profiles may be eligible for remote work.

Animator

We look for animators that can flawlessly animate both human and animal characters both for gameplay and cinematics.

Rigging and cinematic camera work skills are a big plus!

Minimum requirements

• Portfolio / Reel showing your animation/rigging/camera skills in professional projects.
• Exceptional creative and technical skills in cinematic and gameplay animation.
• Have three or more years of industry experience within a recognised game engine (UE4, Unity or in-house solution such as frostbite), preferably Unreal Engine.
• 1+ published titles: Game production can be long and/or complex. However, having at least one published games can show that you are familiar with the full development process and the challenges that are ahead.
• English and/or Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Game Director, Game Designer and the Art Director to develop high quality 3d animations of human and animal characters both for gameplay and cinematics.
• Optional: Rigging of 3d characters, both humand and animal.
• Optional: Camera work for cinematics following given storyboards.
• Collaborate with programmers, designers and animators to develop production pipelines.
• Understanding of next-gen game asset development processes, limitations and workarounds.
• Excellent communication, time-management and organizational skills.

Send your CV to join@piccolo-studio.com with the reference: ANIMATOR.

* Exceptional profiles may be eligible for remote work.

Programmer

We are an idea-first company and for us programmers are creatives too: they are the bridge between ideas and technology, and make the impossible possible. You will be speaking to people as much as you speak to the machine.

Minimum requirements

• Portfolio / samples of your work.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Being able to speak to creatives and designers in their own languaje, understand their needs and apply your programming skills to fullfill those needs.
• Have three or more years of industry experience within a recognised game engine (UE4, Unity or in-house solution such as frostbite), preferably Unreal Engine.
• 1+ published titles: Game production can be long and/or complex. However, having at least one published games can show that you are familiar with the full development process and the challenges that are ahead.
• English and/or Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Game Director, Game Designer and the Art Director to understand the goals of the project.
• Work with the techical director to create a production strategy, and execute.
• Assist all roles in the company in being more productive.
• Identify bottlenecks and dumb manual processes and automate them.
• Bend UE4 into the game we want to make, not the opposite.
• Excellent communication, time-management and organizational skills.

Send your CV to join@piccolo-studio.com with the reference: PROGRAMMER.

* Exceptional profiles may be eligible for remote work.

Technical Artist

We are an idea-first company and Technical Artists are key into making them real, be it through complex shader work, the development of tools or advanced visual tricks.

You’re that kind of person that suddenly needs to recreate the look of a fluid fog system? You love to analyze and replicate how a character leaves a realistic trail in the snow? How to make trees grow in a spectacular way? At Piccolo you’ll spend your time creating magic.

Minimum requirements

• Portfolio / samples of your work.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Advanced shader and programming skills.
• Being able to speak to creatives and designers in their own languaje, understand their needs and apply your shader/programming skills to fullfill those needs.
• Have three or more years of industry experience within a recognised game engine (UE4, Unity or in-house solution such as frostbite), preferably Unreal Engine.
• 1+ published titles: Game production can be long and/or complex. However, having at least one published games can show that you are familiar with the full development process and the challenges that are ahead.
• English and/or Spanish proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Game Director, Game Designer and the Art Director to understand the goals of the project.
• Work with the techical director to create a production strategy, and execute.
• Assist all roles in the company in being more productive.
• Identify bottlenecks and too costly processes and optimize them.
• Bend UE4 into the game we want to make, not the opposite.
• Excellent communication, time-management and organizational skills.

Send your CV to join@piccolo-studio.com with the reference: TECHNICAL ARTIST.

* Exceptional profiles may be eligible for remote work.