Minecraft Game Artist

We're looking for a Minecraft Game Artist to join our team in Bali, Indonesia, and help create the next generation of custom Minecraft experiences.As a Game Artist at Rivrs, you'll play a central role in shaping the visual identity of our games. You'll create high-quality 3D assets, animations, and visual effects (VFX) including characters, creatures, weapons, armor, items, interfaces, environments, and gameplay effects that bring our worlds to life while respecting Minecraft's unique artistic style.

Working closely with Game Designers, Developers, and Producers, you'll transform gameplay ideas into memorable visual experiences enjoyed by thousands of players.

What You'll Do

Create high-quality Minecraft assets including characters, creatures, weapons, armor, items, props, environmental objects, animations, and visual effects (VFX).
Model, texture, animate, and create visual effects using Blockbench and other industry-standard tools while respecting Minecraft's artistic and technical constraints.
Design and produce character animations, creature animations, combat animations, boss animations, and gameplay VFX that enhance the player experience.
Participate in the creation of visual concepts, moodboards, and artistic references that help define the identity of new projects and seasonal updates.
Produce assets that are optimized for gameplay while maintaining a high level of artistic quality.
Ensure visual consistency across all projects and maintain Rivrs artistic standards.
Work closely with Game Designers to transform gameplay ideas into engaging visual content.
Collaborate with Developers to ensure assets, animations, and VFX are properly integrated into the game.
Understand the Minecraft UGC ecosystem and continuously monitor artistic trends, popular visual styles, and player expectations.
Contribute to improving our artistic pipeline by proposing better workflows, tools, and production methods.

Requirements

Experience creating 3D assets for games.
Strong interest in Minecraft and a solid understanding of its artistic style, limitations, and visual language.
Experience with Blockbench, Blender, Maya, or similar 3D software.
Experience creating animations for characters, creatures, or gameplay elements.
Experience creating Minecraft-style visual effects (VFX) is a strong plus.
Good understanding of composition, colors, lighting, shapes, timing, and in-game readability.
Comfortable collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including designers, developers, and producers.
Good organizational skills and excellent attention to detail.

Nice to Have

Experience with Minecraft resource packs.
Experience creating combat animations and spell or ability VFX.
Experience with pixel art or 2D asset creation.
Previous experience working on Minecraft servers or Marketplace projects.
Knowledge of concept art and visual development.
Familiarity with the Minecraft creator ecosystem.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is passionate about creating beautiful game worlds and enjoys bringing ideas to life through art.You are:Passionate about Minecraft and online games.
Creative, curious, and always looking to improve your skills.
Detail-oriented with a strong artistic eye.
Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating on your work.
Able to balance creativity with technical constraints.
Excited to create assets, animations, and VFX that thousands of players will interact with every day.

Why Join Us

Work on ambitious custom Minecraft MMORPG projects.
Create original characters, creatures, bosses, animations, and visual effects.
Collaborate with a talented international team.
Have a direct impact on the artistic direction of our games.

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