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Lead 3D Environment Artist

We are seeking a Lead 3D Environment Artist to join our talented team, with team members based in New York City, Montréal (and some fully remote), working on our new action-RPG title.

The right candidate for this position will work closely with the Art and Design Director s to establish an iconic, stylized look for the next generation of consoles and PC . You will share our passion for thinking differently about how games can look and feel and possess exceptional ability to communicate and demonstrate new ideas . You will be instrumental in defining a cohesive visual style over the entire project .

Responsibilities

• S et the tone for the look and feel of the entire world , w orking in close concert with project and technical directors .
• Establish quality and technical metrics in collaboration with other departments .
• Lead and motivate the environment team and nurture individual success and goals.
• Assist with recruiting, onboarding and mastery of our tools and pipeline.
• Work with design to establish rough level layouts in conjunction with the level design team .
• Work with engine and tools teams to brainstorm an d demonstrate new technical ideas and solutions.
• Work with Art Director and Art Production manager to create and schedule assets for outsourcing.
• Participate in planning and critiquing of the project and collaborate on solutions to feedback .

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of games industry experience and at least 1 title shipped as Senior or Lead artist .
• Expert knowledge of the various components of an environment art pipeline, including terrain generation and navmesh , vegetation, UV and material authoring, LOD , collision mesh creation , post process and lighting.
• Strong organic and hard surface skills with an excellent eye for proportions and consistency.
• Robust knowledge of modular approaches and modular kit set organization and implementation.
• Excellent knowledge of Unreal .
• Excellent understanding of memory , frame and polygonal budgets and scene profiling and optimization approaches .
• Deep understanding of game development process and methodology.
• Able to reliably communicate and produce content in a self-disciplined remote work environment.
• Authorized to work in either the US or Canada

Bonus Points

• Strong design and color theory principles a strong plus.
• Basic Unreal blueprint knowledge a plus .
• Ability to set up and animate simple e nvironment objects like doors and fans in Unreal is a plus .
• Knowledge of procedural asset generation with software like Houdini a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Among Industry leaders in PTO and work life balance
• Flexible Work-From-Home options
• Comprehensive f amily health coverage