Jobye-Kyle Karmaker

Jobye-Kyle Karmaker has a wide range of experience in the gaming industry, starting in 2009 and continuing to the present. Jobye-Kyle began their career as a Modeler/Texture Artist for the WWI: Source Mod, where they worked on modeling, texturing, and refining various aspects of the game. In 2010, they worked as a 3D Artist for the Ham and Jam Mod, where they focused on weapon models and gameplay testing.

In the same year, Jobye-Kyle Karmaker also worked as a Freelance 3D Artist and Modeler for Simthetiq, completing various projects on a freelance basis. Jobye-Kyle then moved on to Ubisoft Toronto, where they held multiple positions, including Level Artist, Biomes Team Lead & Technical Level Artist, and Modeler.

Following their time at Ubisoft, they worked as a Senior World Artist for Monolith Productions, collaborating on world design. Jobye-Kyle later joined Respawn Entertainment, where they held various roles, such as Lead Environment Artist, Principal Environment Artist, and Senior Environment Artist/Map Lead. During this time, they contributed to projects like Apex Legends and Star Wars games.

In 2020, Jobye-Kyle Karmaker became an Environment Art Mentor at The Mentor Coalition, providing mentorship to aspiring artists. Jobye-Kyle continued this role in 2021 at SkillTree Inc., offering mentorships on environment art to the games industry. Their most recent position is Lead 3D Artist at System Era Softworks, starting in 2022.

Overall, Jobye-Kyle Karmaker has a strong background in 3D art and has gained extensive experience in various companies, working on multiple high-profile games throughout their career.

Jobye-Kyle Karmaker's education history includes a University Certificate in 3D Animation and Digital Design with a specialization in Video Games from Centre NAD, which was completed from 2010 to 2011. Prior to that, Karmaker earned a DEC in Techniques d'animation 3D et synthèse d'images from Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne, spanning from 2007 to 2010.