Principal 3D Environment Artist

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Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent certificate) in Art, Graphic Design, Game Design, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in a 3D Artist role within a game studio.
• Experience in workflows for high and low poly modeling, texture painting, PBR material setup, mapping techniques, UV layout, tools, lighting, and optimizations.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional skills in environment and level creation, composition, shape & form, architecture, lighting, exterior environment design in a AAA game.
• Proficiency in using Unreal Engine 4+ for rapid prototyping.
• Proficiency in using Substance Tools and PBR workflows.
• Proficiency with industry-standard 3D software, such as Zbrush and Maya.
• Basic level lighting skills.
• Understanding of the impact of Environment Art on Level Design.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to articulate design concepts.
• Capability for self-directed work and creating inspiring visuals.
• Ability to work collaboratively and provide constructive feedback.

Responsibilities:

• Bring worlds and environments to life in the new IP.
• Create appealing hand-crafted environment art that is beautiful, practical, and performant.
• Utilize modern tools for modular, optimized, game-ready content.
• Collaborate with departments to evolve development areas and create prototype assets.
• Build final assets including foliage, materials, terrain geometry, architecture, and props.
• Implement game-ready assets in UE5 while considering performance.
• Create vignettes for asset use cases for internal and external developers.
• Provide feedback to External Development as needed.