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Lead Environment Artist

Improbable is dedicated to building powerful technology designed to help solve previously impossible problems and enable the creation of new realities. In gaming and entertainment, Improbable unlocks truly next-generation gameplay through virtual worlds of unprecedented scale, persistence and richness. In other industries, we hope to help answer critical questions through simulations that could lead to a better functioning world.

Our platform, SpatialOS, lets developers transcend the limits of regular computation, allowing swarms of servers running in the cloud to cooperate in order to simulate worlds far larger and more complex than any single server could.

We are a British technology company proudly building a diverse workforce, driven by a shared desire to improve and achieve extraordinary things. We’re crafting technology for the future and fostering a problem-solving culture that embraces innovation through iteration and experimentation.

With the successful launch of SpatialOS to the gaming world, the popularity of our platform is growing. Our goal is to strongly demonstrate the potential of the platform, by producing a variety of playable demos, and technical showcases.

Our world builders define and construct compelling game levels in conjunction with the design team and in accordance with the project art direction. You collaborate with all disciplines to drive the aesthetic vision in a manner both beautiful and technically correct.

The successful applicant for the Lead Environment Artist will help set the vision for our online RPG world, using the latest techniques in high-quality, large-scale environment art. They'll collaborate with our Level Design team, Technical Artists, and our engineers to ensure compliance and performance while still pushing boundaries in quality, scale and simulation in Unreal 4.

Competencies:

• Extensive experience with Maya (or similar 3D package), zbrush, Photoshop, Substance Designer
• Unreal Engine or other commercial game engines experience a benefit
• Mastery of both hard surface and organic 3D modeling
• Applicant must have experience with PBR compliant workflows
• Experience with world building packages such as World Machine a plus.

You will relate heavily to the following profile:

• Passion for role playing games a necessity
• Ability to communicate well verbally across disciplines
• Must demonstrate skillset through an online portfolio
• Desire to mentor younger team members
• Senior applicants: experience as an environment artist on at least 2 published console / PC titles

The best ideas are often the least expected and require new ways of thinking; that’s why our teams at Improbable are made up of an incredible range of talented people. Improbable is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.