Job Opportunities in Germany

ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES

Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is the independent AAA video game developer and publisher behind the free-to-play mobile game TECHNOCORE, the gamer-first blockchain GUNZ, and the upcoming next-gen battle royale Off The Grid, in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Kyiv, Ukraine; and London, UK. The company is helmed by CEO Vlad Korolov and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the games industry.
Gunzilla's formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ, etc.) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, which has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.
The Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro Exodus, ARKTIKA.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO's Chernobyl series), Petr Cherkes, Creative Design Director (The Last of Us, Uncharted 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic), Krasimir Nechevski, Animation Director (Adam, Book of the Dead), Nikolas Gekko, Lead Art Director, (Call of Duty: WWII, Halo Infinite, Destiny) and Kiran Pulicheri, Technical Art Director (Control, Far Cry 6).

OUR VALUES

• Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
• We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we're strong together, we thrive together.
• Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest caliber.
• Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
• Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We're proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we're building.

ABOUT THE JOB

Gunzilla Games are looking to recruit a Senior Materials Artist to join us to work on our game OTG (Off The Grid), an all-new AAA Battle Royale 2.0 third-person shooter, available as Early Access on Play Station®5, Xbox® Series X|S and PC now.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Materials Artist, you will:

• Work closely with Lead, Materials artist and other relevant teams, to create materials for environments props, architecture, geology, terrain and characters establishing texture and material workflows.
• Create and maintain a material library for next-gen projects.
• Help build and maintain complex engine materials
• Establish techniques to quickly adapt to an agile development environment

REQUIREMENTS

You will have:

• 5+ years experience as a materials Artist on at least 1 shipped AAA project.
• Familiarity with industry-standard software such as Zbrush, Substance Designer and Substance Painter
• Strong knowledge of PBR workflows and an understanding of how materials behave in the real world.
• Experience in creating realistic, game-ready textures using complex shaders
• Strong understanding of working with Open IO/Aces post-processing systems.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate with technical team members
• Ability to organise and manage own work to meet deadlines, as well as able to advise on planning and milestones.
  

PLUSES

• Experience in creating tools with Python

GUNZILLA OFFERS*

• Unlimited Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Flexible Working
• Work from Home
• Health Insurance
• Bonuses
• English / German Courses
• Public Transportation
• Relocation & Accommodation Support
• Office Perks & Gym Membership

• Some benefits may vary depending on Location & position

COME AS YOU ARE

Videogames are for everyone, so everyone should have the opportunity to create them. We're looking for a huge variety of unique life experiences to help shape the worlds we're developing, so we promise your application will be given the same consideration as everyone else's, regardless of your background.

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Here's what you can expect when applying at Gunzilla.

• Click on "Apply Here" on the page of the role and send us your CV via email.
• If selected to move to the next stage, you'll be contacted by a member of our recruitment team.
• Some roles require a competency test, which the recruitment team will support you on.
• Zoom interviews will be conducted by your hiring manager, or you'll be invited to meet us at our recruiting studio.
• Following your interview, we'll contact you either way.
• If the interview went well but we feel you aren't suited to the specific role, we'll retain your details (with your permission) for future consideration.