Senior 3D Environment Artist (Unreal)

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience within the Environment Art discipline with at least 2+ years of experience as an Environment Artist in game development using Unreal Engine(5.0 plus preferred).
• Shipped at least 2 games in Environment Art role; preferably full cycle on a ‘AAA’ console or PC title.
• Extensive knowledge of the standard 3D packages, 3Ds max, Maya, Blender, etc.
• Strong artistic sense of scene composition.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in modern day AAA environment pipelines, both technically and organizationally.
• Proven understanding of PBR workflows and working with software packages such as Substance Painter/Designer.
• Basic lighting and rendering skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary art team to help bring environments to life within the vision of the game design.
• Experience problem-solving for art while working closely with technical artists, programmers and lead artists.
• Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Generate high quality models, modular kit pieces and textures from concepts and photos.
• Create compelling art driven stories through environmental spatial design and set dressing that inspires and feels realistic to the player.
• Interpret and push concept designs to the next level while bringing new ideas to the table.
• Consistently achieve high quality visual goals while working independently as needed.
• Work closely with level designers to meet both gameplay and art direction needs.
• Work closely with technical art to develop new or improve upon current techniques in order to enhance visual quality.
• Assist the art director and lead artist in regards to finding solutions to more complex artistic and technical issues that arise.
• Provide internal artists with artistic and technical guidance.
• Serve as a mentor to more junior environment artists on the team by consistently creating artistically and technically sound work in engine.