Material Artist - Contract

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Requirements:

• At least 3 years of relevant industry experience and one shipped AAA title.
• Strong skills in procedural material creation software, particularly Adobe Substance 3D Designer.
• Experience in Adobe Photoshop or equivalent.
• Efficient skills in 3DS Max, Maya, Blender, or similar modeling packages.
• Good knowledge of color theory and lighting techniques.
• Ability to work from scanned data.
• Strong understanding of physically based rendering practices (PBR).
• Good knowledge of shaders and supporting texture maps.
• Self-motivated and proactive with a focus on improving work.
• Ability to estimate workload and manage deadlines.
• Creativity and attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Fluent English.
• Passion for games.

Responsibilities:

• Create photorealistic materials for different uses, such as tiling and decals.
• Participate in the creation of plans and concepts for locations and assets.
• Cooperate with Art Directors and Art Leads to ensure artistic consistency.
• Collaborate with Environment and Asset artists using the material library.
• Prepare patterns and decorative elements with Concept Artists.
• Work with Technical artists to prepare shaders.
• Finalize assets, landscapes, and architecture using your materials.
• Maintain the production pipeline to achieve visual quality goals.