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Senior Environment Artist

First Contact Entertainment
Westlake Village California
1 year ago
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Art · Westlake Village, California

Department Art

Employment Type Full-Time

First Contact Entertainment seeks a talented Senior Environment Artist to join our Art Department. The ideal candidate has experience developing AAA titles, and a passion for creating rich gameplay environments, we will consider all levels of experience and invite everyone to apply.

Job Description:

  • Craft believable and immersive environments for Next-Gen VR
    • Reinforce the game narrative through environmental storytelling
    • Work with Art Direction and Production to deliver high-quality assets
  • Break complex art goals into clearly definable and deliverable tasks
  • Optimize levels for run-time performance
  • Collaborate with other creative leaders across the team to ensure assets and environments have strong visual aesthetics and excellent game play utility
  • Work with team leadership and Production to accurately detail, plan work and tasks for yourself and other team members
  • Guide and mentor other artists

Minimum Requirements:

  • 5+ years industry experience
  • Expert knowledge of 3D game engine pipelines and understanding the constraints of real time engines.
  • Advanced skill in their discipline content authoring software. Unreal, Maya, Photoshop, Substance, and similar software.
  • Excellent foundational Art skills. Understanding of composition, form, color and light in relation to crafting environments.
  • Strong narrative and environmental storytelling skills with regards to set dressing and world building.
  • Deep understanding of modular workflows as it relates to architectural assembly and asset creation.
  • High-level of creativity and independence; requiring little oversight.
  • Proactively helps to identify and fix problems, including both authoring and run-time issues.
  • Good communication skills and a positive team mentality.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Unreal experience
  • Organizational skills for documentation of work

How to Apply

Submission/Portfolio Requirements

  • Cover Letter (optional)
  • Portfolio or demo reel demonstrating relevant artistic skills
    • Digital artwork submissions such as website, blog, or online album

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