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Senior Level Artist

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Level Artist to join our busy Underdog studio and support driving our games forward as we experience exponential growth.

A career at CI Games is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding and ambitious projects to be found in any entertainment medium. You would be welcomed to a dedicated and inclusive environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creating locations, to provide the best player experience possible.
• Creating strong environment storytelling with set dressing.
• Cooperating with the Art Director and Art Leads to maintain artistic consistency and vision for the game while building stellar levels and scenes.
• Maintaining production and optimization pipeline.
• Create core modular sets, prefabs, organic shapes and key assets for both architectural and organic environments.
• help translate grey box levels into strong visually charged architectural spaces and maintain moment-to-moment gameplay established by the design teams.
• Help to develop future workflows and tools.
• Check and optimise the performance aspects of levels throughout all development stages.

Key Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years of relative experience in the creation of game environments
• A strong understanding of game engine fundamentals such as performance optimization, and game engine tools in particular Unreal 5
• Advanced level modelling and texturing experience in Maya or 3DSMax, ZBrush, Substance Painter or Design and Photoshop
• A portfolio of your own work which demonstrates a diverse range of environment types and an ability to tell a story through composition, staging, and lighting
• Great sense of scale, proportion, and composition.
• Creativity and an excellent eye for detail.
• Knowledge of physically based rendering
• Exemplary oral and written communication skills

What we offer:

• Attractive remuneration, holidays and social events. Our environments thrive with collaborative teamwork with people from all around the world, different nationalities, and languages.
• A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability. We care about the wellbeing of our employees and have a dedicated employee wellbeing programme.
• Flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays.
• Annual discretionary studio bonus
• Free games and merchandise
• Wrap parties for game releases
• Remote/Homeworking with flexible working schedules, a fun environment, and a relaxing culture, including the opportunity to work with the leading technology and creative minds in the world.
• Learn as you work and be part of something real that changes the face of gaming - forever

We are an equal opportunities employer with a commitment to building a diverse workforce, representative of the world we live and game in!
Accessibility is at the heart of our games and we reflect that in how we operate as a business. Should you require adjustments or flexible arrangements to interview, or take up a role at with us, please let us know in your application and we will accommodate to the best of our ability.