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Senior/Lead Environment Artist [UE5]

Level/Experience: Mid-to senior-level role.

Location: This is a hybrid role, and you have the choice to work from home, or join us in the office in central Brighton. Relocation and visa support is also available to the right candidate.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Lead (or Senior) Environment Artist to join our team, working on our flagship survival horror game, The Lost Wild . You'll be instrumental in defining the look and feel of our game and "own" the Environment Art pipeline. You will be working alongside world-class artists, designers and programmers to help bring our unique game world to life.

You'll be taking ownership of Environment Art throughout the whole game, and work closely with our Art Director and the rest of the team to achieve our artistic vision for the game world. Your work will entail building stunning atmospheric outdoor and interior environments aiming for a moody hyper-realistic art style.

The Lost Wild features large natural terrains peppered with structural points of interest and indoor spaces. You should possess some level design sensibilities that align with these requirements, understanding how different spaces bleed together to support the wider gameplay and pacing from a design and AI perspective.

What the Job Entails

• Creating high-quality assets for key locations within the game.
• Heavily focused on landscapes, vegetation, and destroyed & overgrown architecture.
• Taking block-outs from level design to final environments.
• Set dressing and story-telling through environment art.
• Building modular kits for rapid iteration of building structures.
• Taking ownership of the environment art pipeline and working closely alongside our Art Director, 3D Artists, and Level Designers.
• Working with Tech-Art to work on materials and optimisation for all assets used in the game.
• Have a strong sense of time management and prioritization. They will work alongside the production team to ensure that set goals are achieved within the specified scope, schedule, and artistic perspective.

Requirements

• Involvement in at least one shipped title.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a keen eye for realistic vegetation, organics, and ruined architecture.
• Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.
• A self-sufficient and proactive work ethic, with great verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong working experience in Maya/3DS-Max, Z-Brush, Substance Suite & or Quixel tools.

Plusses

• Worked at a AAA, AA, or ‘Triple-I’ studio.
• Examples of strong 2D or fine-art skills.
• Experience with photogrammetry and using scanned assets in a production pipeline.
• Excited to be a part of an indie studio with big ambitions!
• A penchant for survival horror games.
• Into dinosaurs.

Benefits

• A four-day (32h) workweek as standard.
• Work from home or the office – it's up to you.
• A genuine, company-wide aversion to crunch.
• Private health, dental and life insurance via Vitality.
• Annual salary reviews.
• 31 days’ paid holiday during each holiday year, including all bank holiday entitlements plus your birthday.
• Extra time off for special days/events or emergencies. No questions asked.
• Fast-growing studio with good potential for career advancement.
• Team meetups (always optional) a few times a year.
• One hour a week of paid exercise and wellness time.
• Annual allowance for personal and career development courses.

• A flexible perks package – spend points on whatever you want.

If you feel you have something to offer this role, even if you don’t think you qualify for all the above, please still apply. We are an inclusive employer and if you have potential, talent and a great work ethic, we want to hear from you. 🙏