3D Artist - LEGO DESiGN

Job Description
Would you like join our highly diverse Virtual Asset Design team of technically skilled and passionate 3D Artists? Would you like to make great digital content and bring LEGO ideas to life?

Bring your outstanding 3D modeling skills into play to influence the LEGO Group's digital growth!

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Core Responsibilities

• Hard surface and organic modeling in Maya, UV mapping and mesh optimization
• Texture mapping and projection painting for VFX and games
• Investigate and stay updated with current and future industry standard workflows to stay innovative
• Engage in production activities and work within agile and scrum by support and evolve workflows across projects and priorities together with teams
• Strong communication skills and a feedback mentality
• Actively promoting a continuous improvement culture in our team and ways of working

Play your part in our team succeeding
Our LEGO Design Organization consists of a dynamic, creative, and collaborative culture. No two projects are the same, and they all require different needs and expertise.

You will join a large international design team in Billund (Denmark), counting more than 500 creatives from various backgrounds, who are all passionate about the impact of play.

Virtual Asset Design is the basic creator of all 2D, 3D and animated digital elements. We support The LEGO Group by modeling, texturing and simplifying assets for LEGO Building Instructions, packaging, marketing and various other digital media and pipelines. This includes high fidelity rendering as well as games and other real-time experiences.

Do you have what it takes?
You probably hold a Bachelor's- or Master’s degree in a 3D related education followed by a few years of experience applying your skills. Moreover, you bring:

• Solid knowledge of retopology and low polygon workflows as well as understanding the balance between low polygon workflows and retaining details
• Experience with modeling and UVing using Autodesk Maya. Other software knowledge is very welcome, but Autodesk Maya is a must
• Experience with Mari/Adobe Substance 3D Painter or similar texturing software
• Skills in using Adobe Photoshop – experience with Adobe Illustrator is an added advantage
• Practical knowledge of various digital pipelines in the industry
• Skills in rigging is (highly desirable)
• Team-orientation with a strong appreciation for diversity and different cultures

Experience withing the game industry and knowledge about Unreal and Unity game engines is an advantage.

Please share in English your CV, motivational letter, and portfolio. It is required to upload a portfolio (maximum upload size per file is 2 MB) or to share a link clearly highlighted in the CV.

What’s in it for you?
Here are some of what to expect:

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.
Then make it real.
Join the LEGO® team today.

• Location
  Billund, Denmark
• Job ID:
  0000015496
• Category
  Creative & Design