Expert Environment Artist

We are seeking an Expert Environment Artist with a passion for bringing realistic worlds to life from concept to ship, with a portfolio showcasing a wide range of skills and experience. Working in collaboration with our Art Director and a team of Environment Artists you will have the help set the quality bar, showcasing your world-building abilities with the utmost attention to detail. With your help we will push the industry to new heights of realism, gameplay and storytelling!

Responsibilities:

• · Build polished cinematic and in-game environments, combining photogrammetry and hand-crafted assets.
• · Collaborate with Art and Design leads to build environments that deliver on the gameplay requirements and artistic vision of the game.
• · Own workflow initiatives, such as modular kit construction, terrain processing, and asset pipelines.
• · Provide mentorship to other artists, leading by example in your levels as well as creating documentation and demos of techniques and processes.
• · Work closely with Tools and Tech Art to develop new workflows and improve upon existing ones to streamline efficiency.
• · Ensure assets and levels are performant and fit within necessary budgets at each milestone.

Requirements & Skills:

• · Shown professional experience in world building and asset creation polished to a AAA quality at a Senior level
• · Strong passion for mentoring and a collaborative spirit
• · Deep understanding of and ability to analyze realistic environments
• · Expert understanding of core software such as Maya and Substance
• · Excellent eye for artistic and game composition
• · Strong Maya skills
• · Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
• · Strong understanding of how to build and implement strong shape language for environmental and gameplay composition.
• · (Bonus) Experience in Houdini and procedural content creation
• · (Bonus) Experience or interest in capturing or using scan libraries
• · (Bonus) Fine art background or education
• · (Bonus) Experience with creating or modifying foliage
• · (Bonus) Adept at both modeling and material environment art fields

Qualities:

• · Self-motivated, independent, and able to work well in a multi-discipline team environment
• · Great teammate invested in the success and development of the team able to drive a team focused on one biome/map.
• · Able to communicate optimally, give constructive feedback and direction as well as adapt to creative and art direction.