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Level Artist (Mid or Senior)

Reports to: Executive Producer

Employment Status: Full-time, temporary (through July 2024) with the possibility of becoming a full-time, permanent position

Work Location: This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role could be any of the following locations: Bellevue, WA; Vancouver, BC; or Montreal, Quebec (preference will be given to candidates who are local or willing to relocate)

About Final Strike Games

Final Strike Games is a multiplayer focused game studio founded by industry veterans. FSG is currently developing AAA experiences for PC and Console. For more information please visit finalstrikegames.net .

Summary

Final Strike Games is looking for an adaptable, results-driven and hands-on Level Artist to help bring a brand-new PC/Console Action Exploration IP to life. This role plays a pivotal role in shaping the visual identity and immersive experience of our games.

The right person embraces a collaborative and iterative development process as part of a cross-functional team. Our studio looks for people who are dedicated to staying current with the latest techniques and who strive for excellence and personal growth. Our team values honesty, transparency, and respect for all, while working together to create industry inspiring action game experiences.

This is a remarkable opportunity to become part of a team at the inception of game development, offering unparalleled creative autonomy where every team member's ideas are not only welcomed but strongly encouraged.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Create exciting and attractive environments that are lush with detail and interesting scene composition
• Collaborate closely with level and game designers to understand and interpret the artistic vision for game environments, while balancing gameplay objectives
• Design, create, and implement 3D game levels, ensuring a seamless blend of aesthetics, gameplay, and storytelling
• Create compelling and well-paced levels by strategically placing 3D models, textures, and environmental elements
• Contribute to the creation of high-quality textures and materials, maintaining consistency with the established art style
• Receive and integrate feedback from team members and playtesters, iteratively refining level designs to meet quality standards
• Work from reference art and images to achieve projects visual goals and match referenced art styles
• Recognize and offer input on the modeling and texturing requirements essential for realizing environments, seamlessly integrating these components to deliver a unified and immersive experience
• Collaborate in the creation of efficient and scalable pipelines and workflows for the creation of levels
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Level Artist role
• 1+ shipped AAA Title(s) for PC or console as a Level Artist
• Proficiency in 3D modeling software (e.g., Maya), texturing tools, and Unreal Engine
• An impressive portfolio showcasing environmental storytelling, composition, and visual aesthetics
• Keen perception for elements that render a scene captivating, employing aspects such as color, shadow, silhouette, composition, and the arrangement/population of assets
• Strong understanding of how environments affect gameplay and vice versa
• A creative problem-solver when it comes to artistic challenges
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Absolute passion for playing and making console and PC games
• Ability to implement and update game assets in the engine
  

Nice to have:

• Ability to establish and troubleshoot environment art pipeline in UE4 and UE5 would be considered an advantage

• Experience with ShotGrid (Shotgun), Jira or other bug tracking and project management software

• Experience creating assets

Compensation & Employee Benefits

When we find the right person, we try to make an offer that will excite you. We consider your unique experience and the skills you bring, other qualifications like level of education attained, certificates/professional licenses held, etc. where you live/will be performing the job, what similar jobs pay, internal equity, as well as what you’re looking for. The annual base compensation for a mid-level role is anticipated to be between $74,723 - $127,734 USD ($98,191 - $167,850 CAD) and the annual base compensation for a senior role is anticipated to be between $94,084 - $160,832 USD ($123,632 - $211,343 CAD). Final offer amounts are determined by a variety of factors, including where the work will be performed, and may vary from the range above. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. In addition to competitive base salaries, we also offer robust employee benefits:

• Health & Wellbeing: We know wellness is multi-dimensional, just like our employees. FSG offers comprehensive health coverage and covers 100% of premiums for the whole family.
  
• Total Rewards: We want you to feel empowered in all of life’s circumstances. In addition to offering competitive salaries, we offer stock options, bonuses, disability and life insurance, and retirement savings with matching.
  
• Flexible Time Off: We know that being your best at work means the ability to be present outside of work. We offer generous paid time off benefits starting at 22 days per year, along with paid holidays, 2 paid week-long studio closures (summer and winter), and paid parental leave.
  
• Growth: Our studio is filled with innovators and fearless explorers of the unknown. These values lend themselves to curiosity and a passion for learning, which is why we prioritize career advancement opportunities, training, and professional development.
• Connection: We believe in hiring the best people, and that great teams make great games. We create opportunities several times a year to come together as a studio to play and build lifelong connections.

Final Strike Games is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the re