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Lead Material Artist (Character/Wardrobe) I Chef.fe d'équipe Artiste Matériaux (Personnage / Vêtements)

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Leads the character and wardrobe materials team for an AAA open-world interactive experience. Defines material pipelines, workflows, shaders, libraries, and production standards for skin, fabric, and wardrobe assets. Ensures visual quality, technical integration, scalability, and consistency across hero characters and crowds, from high-end platforms to mobile. Collaborates with character, technical art, lighting, and rendering teams while improving production efficiency and managing artists.
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Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
À PROPOS DE NBCUNIVERSAL
NBCUniversal est l'une des principales entreprises de médias et de divertissement au monde. Nous créons du contenu de calibre mondial, que nous distribuons à travers notre portefeuille de productions cinématographiques, télévisuelles et de diffusion en continu, et que nous faisons vivre grâce à nos destinations de parcs thématiques mondiaux, à nos produits de consommation et à nos expériences. Nous possédons et exploitons des marques de premier plan dans les domaines du divertissement et de l'information, notamment NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo et Peacock, notre service de diffusion en continu haut de gamme financé par la publicité. Nous produisons et distribuons des films et des émissions de premier ordre par l'entremise de nos prestigieux studios de cinéma et de télévision, notamment Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation et Focus Features, ainsi que des quatre studios de télévision mondiaux regroupés sous la bannière Universal Studio Group. Nous exploitons également des parcs thématiques et des expériences de renommée mondiale par l'entremise de Universal Destinations & Experiences, notamment Universal Orlando Resort, qui abrite Universal Epic Universe, ainsi que Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal est une filiale de Comcast Corporation. Visitez le www.nbcuniversal.com pour obtenir plus d'information.
Notre impact repose sur l'amélioration des collectivités où vivent et travaillent les membres de notre personnel, notre clientèle et nos publics. Nous avons une longue tradition d'engagement communautaire et veillons à ce que les membres de notre personnel aient l'occasion de servir leurs collectivités. Nous valorisons une culture inclusive et nous efforçons d'attirer et de développer des talents diversifiés afin de créer et de offrir un vaste éventail de contenus qui reflètent le monde qui nous entoure.
Job Description
NBCUniversal is seeking a Lead Material Artist (Character/Wardrobe) to define and drive character material pipelines for an ambitious interactive open-world experience. This role is responsible for ensuring that skin, fabric, and character surface materials achieve a high level of quality, consistency, and scalability across both hero characters and large-scale population systems.
The Lead Material Artist (Character/Wardrobe) will work closely with the Associate Art Director - Characters and cross-disciplinary teams to ensure materials are fully integrated within character pipelines and rendering systems from high-end to mobile. The role involves leading and managing a team while establishing standards, workflows, and scalable solutions across shaders, material libraries, and production pipelines.
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Translate Art Direction into high-end character materials that meet visual and technical requirements.
  • Lead and manage the character material team, ensuring consistency and quality across assets.
  • Define, maintain, and evolve material pipelines, workflows, and best practices.
  • Create and oversee skin, fabric, and wardrobe materials using production-ready shader systems.
  • Ensure consistency and scalability across character materials for both hero and crowd персона.
  • Collaborate closely with Character, Tech Art, and Lighting teams for proper integration.
  • Ensure correct implementation within rendering, shading, and runtime systems.
  • Identify and improve pipelines to support efficient and scalable production.

RÉSUMÉ DU POSTE
NBCUniversal est à la recherche d'un ou d'une Artiste des matériaux Lead (Personnages/Garde-robe) pour définir et piloter les pipelines de matériaux de personnages dans le cadre d'une ambitieuse expérience interactive en monde ouvert. Ce poste est responsable de veiller à ce que les matériaux de peau, de tissus et de surfaces de personnages atteignent un niveau élevé de qualité, de cohérence et d'évolutivité, tant pour les personnages principaux que pour les systèmes de population à grande échelle.
La personne titulaire du poste travaillera en étroite collaboration avec la personne associée à la direction artistique, Personnages, ainsi qu'avec des équipes multidisciplinaires afin de garantir l'intégration complète des matériaux aux pipelines de personnages et aux systèmes de rendu, des plateformes haut de gamme jusqu'aux appareils mobiles. Le poste implique de diriger et gérer une équipe tout en établissant des normes, des flux de travail et des solutions évolutives pour les shaders, les bibliothèques de matériaux et les pipelines de production.
RESPONSABILITÉS
  • Traduire la direction artistique en matériaux de personnages haut de gamme répondant aux exigences visuelles et techniques.
  • Diriger et gérer l'équipe responsable des matériaux de personnages afin d'assurer la cohérence et la qualité des actifs.
  • Définir, maintenir et faire évoluer les pipelines de matériaux, les flux de travail et les meilleures pratiques.
  • Créer et superviser les matériaux de peau, de tissus et de garde-robe à l'aide de systèmes de shaders prêts pour la production.
  • Assurer la cohérence et l'évolutivité des matériaux de personnages pour les personnages principaux comme pour les personnages de foule.
  • Collaborer étroitement avec les équipes Personnages, Art technique et Éclairage afin d'assurer une intégration adéquate.
  • Veiller à l'implantation correcte des matériaux dans les systèmes de rendu, d'ombrage et d'exécution.
  • Identifier et améliorer les pipelines afin de soutenir une production efficace et évolutive.

Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • Extensive experience in AAA game development with a focus on material creation.
  • Proven experience leading and managing a team of artists.
  • Experience as a Lead on at least one shipped AAA title.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality character materials (skin, fabrics, shaders).
  • Strong understanding of PBR workflows and shader-based material systems.
  • Experience with real-time pipelines and rendering constraints.
  • Experience working with modern game engines such as Unreal Engine.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience creating scalable material libraries and reusable systems.
  • Experience with Unreal Engine 5 pipelines and shader development.
  • Familiarity with modular character systems and customization pipelines.
  • Experience working with outsourcing partners or distributed teams.
  • Strong eye for realism, material definition, and visual consistency.

QUALIFICATIONS DE BASE
  • Expérience approfondie du développement de jeux AAA, avec une spécialisation en création de matériaux.
  • Expérience démontrée en direction et gestion d'une équipe d'artistes.
  • Expérience à titre de Lead sur au moins un titre AAA commercialisé.
  • Portfolio solide démontrant des matériaux de personnages de haute qualité (peau, tissus, shaders).
  • Excellente compréhension des flux de travail PBR et des systèmes de matériaux basés sur des shaders.
  • Expérience des pipelines en temps réel et des contraintes liées au rendu.
  • Expérience avec des moteurs de jeu modernes tels qu'Unreal Engine.
  • Excellentes aptitudes en communication, en leadership et en collaboration.

ATOUTS
  • Expérience dans la création de bibliothèques de matériaux évolutives et de systèmes réutilisables.
  • Expérience des pipelines Unreal Engine 5 et du développement de shaders.
  • Connaissance des systèmes de personnages modulaires et des pipelines de personnalisation.
  • Expérience de collaboration avec des partenaires d'impartition ou des équipes distribuées.
  • Sens aigu du réalisme, de la définition des matériaux et de la cohérence visuelle.

Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

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