Are you looking to put your stamp on an action game that looks dashing and plays like butter? If so, look no further.
You will be responsible to create benchmark environments that inspire and set the visual direction. Being a young studio, your work will have a significant impact on the final performance and quality of all Savage projects. Working closely with other departments your work will help to set Savage’s games apart from the rest of the mobile action games on the market.
We offer you a chance to join a rapidly growing international team of passionate and talented game makers - like yourself. We’re a young company and as an early employee, you’ll have a genuine chance to contribute to our game and our culture.
We are a part of PlayStation Studios.
Why should you join Savage Game Studios
- You’ll be a core member of a rock-solid team of artists, designers, and game developers
- You’ll work in an environment where we truly respect each other’s talent and contribution
- We are ambitious and always strive to lift each other to full potential
- We love to play and develop games. In addition to playing games in our free time, every Friday afternoon at Savage is dedicated to playing games that inspire us
- Our studios are conveniently located in the downtowns of Helsinki and Berlin. After the lockdowns are over, we will offer relocation services
- Our international team values individuality and diversity - no matter who you are or where you're from, you can find a home at Savage
- Last but not least – we offer competitive compensation and good benefits
Responsibilities
- Create, manage and expand on the game’s core environments. Work closely with and support Level Design to maintain a flexible iterative approach
- Set quality benchmarks for environment assets and ensure consistency in their technical delivery within performance constraints
- Collaborate with different disciplines and Leads to plan and prioritise workloads and workflow improvements
- Experiment and research alongside Tech and Art direction with an understanding of the product enabling better world-building and visual choices
- Give feedback, support team morale, and facilitate free and open creative communication
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in games production as environment artist or equivalent (e.g. Senior Artist)
- Good understanding of lighting, shape, composition, colour and layout
- Good technical understanding of game engines
- Expert proficiency in 3D and 2D content creation tools of your choice
- Self motivated with excellent communication and problem solving skills
- Comfortable working within a stylised art setting
The ideal candidate will also have
- Unreal Engine experience
- Shader creation knowledge/experience
- Houdini or other procedural generation experience
- Experience in mobile game development
- Scripting and tool creation experience
- Traditional art skills and general passion for art in general