Senior Environment Artist

Responsibilities

• Work with lead artist and other artists to ensure consistency between vision and implementation of environment assets;
• Understand and follow style guides to guarantee the consistency of the game;
• Create believable and photorealistic environments within CRYENGINE;
• Create game-ready assets given the technical limitations;
• Supervise and mentor junior artists on the team;
• Provide and accept direction;
• Explore new technologies on the given platforms to achieve best possible results;
• Work within inter-disciplinary teams of artists and level designers;
• Work together with our tech-art department to improve workflow;
• Coordinate with other studio groups including level design and production to achieve project objectives;
• Complete all tasks in a timely manner and to a consistent high quality standard;
• Demonstrate a desire to learn and grow professionally;
• Have a great eye for detail in level dressing and scene composition.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in game development;
• Expert understanding of current game art processes, limitations and dependencies;
• Strong ability to create believable, realistic environments in a real-time engine;
• Strong knowledge of 3ds Max or Blender, Photoshop, Substance Designer / Painter and Zbrush;
• Strong knowledge of common real-time game engines;
• Established interpersonal and organizational skills;
• The ability to manage and supervise mid-level and junior artists and willingness to carry out mentorship tasks;
• Ability to deliver and receive constructive feedback;
• Good English communication and writing skills;
• Positive, problem-solving and team-oriented attitude;
• Be proactive and self-motivated, work without direct supervision;


A portfolio or reel that demonstrates the following:
• Heavy focus on environment art
• Proficiency in high and low poly modeling
• Proficiency in texturing, following PBR rules
• Strong technical skills (modeling / baking / UVs / modularity / shaders)
• Strong artistic skills (shapes / colors / proportions / lighting)
• Keen eye for detail and realism

Pluses

• Experience with CRYENGINE;
• Experience with procedural content creation;
• Experience with photogrammetry;
• Outsourcing experience;
• Passion for first-person shooter game.