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Environment Artist

Responsibilities

• Creating high-poly and low-poly models of environmental objects (trees, bushes, props, buildings, tile-sets);
• Creating efficient UV layouts that work well within the engine/platform constrains;
• Create believable environments within the engine;
• Create game-ready assets given the technical limitations;
• Derive a well structured low-poly model from the high poly model;
• Photo-realistic Texturing of environmental objects;
• Work independently on asset sets.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional game production experience;
• A strong ability to create believable environments within a games engine;
• Ability to derive a well structured low-poly model from the high poly model;
• Strong understanding of efficient UV layout, PBR pipeline and modular level creation methods;
• Strong knowledge of 3ds Max, Photoshop and Zbrush / Mudbox;
• The ability to manage and supervise junior artists and willingness to carry out mentorship tasks;
• A strong understanding of shader functionality;
• Focused, motivated and effective on all tasks through completion;
• A passion for games;
• Good English communication and writing skills;
• Positive team-oriented attitude;
• Be proactive and self-motivated and complete tasks within given time constraint;
• Willing to relocate to Frankfurt, Germany.

Pluses

• Experience with CRYENGINE;
• Substance Designer, Substance Painter or Quixel product knowledge;
• Experience with photogrammetry;
• Traditional painting skills;
• Outsourcing experience.

Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives.

To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.

We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.

You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).

Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.

A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.

We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.

Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.

Join us on our exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, our annual trip to Gamescom in Cologne, and many more!

We are all gamers: stay connected and play games with your colleagues at our remote gaming parties.

At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off. If you are working from another country, local standards apply.