Senior Environment Artist

Senior level. Fully remote in the UK available

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Environment Artist, who can help motivate and support an art team as we embark on an exciting new IP.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a very high standard of modelling, texturing and PBR material creation.
• Crafting realistic, natural and hard surface, interior and exterior environments from white box.
• Working closely with other disciplines to ensure environments form believable game worlds.
• Liaising with partner studios to ensure the style is in keeping with the overall art direction and conveying this to the team.
• Implementing correct file naming and directory structure requirements.
• Conducting research to inform environment development ensuring that created work is representative of real-world examples.
• Defining and refining art pipelines.
• Conducting art reviews and providing constructive feedback to the rest of the art team.

Requirements

• Proven experience creating and dressing large scale realistic environments within professional game development.
• Proficient in the use of Substance Painter.
• Strong attention to detail with a good eye for world building and storytelling.
• Strong texturing ability.
• Ability to work autonomously, self-critique work and respond accordingly.
• Ability to supplement a provided brief with your own research and ideas while ensuring delivery of the brief’s core requirements.
• Understanding the necessity of an iterative approach.
• Able to respond positively and proactively to constructive feedback.
• Professional and approachable when communicating with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced understanding of the art creation process and its place within the broader game development pipeline.
• Experience working with source control.
• Previous experience mentoring junior team members.
• Willingness to adapt to using various software and engine/s as required.

Desirable

• Experience using a range of game engines.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Christmas shutdown
• Flexible working hours
• x 4 Half-day Fridays (during the summer months)
• A day off on your birthday
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance
• Weekly Yoga Class
• Anti-Crunch ethos
• Referral Bonus Scheme
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Social Events/Project Launch Wrap Parties
• Charity Events
• Branded merchandise