Principal Environment Artist

GameSimGame Development

This position is currently open to candidates residing in the following Canada Provinces: Ontario or British Columbia.Full-TimePrincipal

Salary120,000 - 130,000 CAD per year

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Job Details

Extensive professional experience in game development or real-time production.
Experience with multiple shipped games or comparable professional projects.
Advanced proficiency in Unreal Engine or other modern real-time engines.
Exceptional portfolio demonstrating high-quality environment art, modular workflows, and production judgment.
Expertise in 3D content creation packages (e.g., Maya, Blender, 3ds Max) and sculpting tools like ZBrush.
Strong understanding of environment optimization including LODs, memory management, and shader complexity.
Proven experience establishing visual benchmarks and production pipelines.
Demonstrated ability to provide clear, constructive, and actionable artistic feedback.
Experience leading or guiding senior artists, distributed teams, or external partners.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Create high-quality real-time environments, modular kits, hero assets, materials, and world-building content.
Produce benchmark assets that establish quality bars for composition, scale, and environmental storytelling.
Establish environment-art strategies for modular construction, asset reuse, and trim sheets.
Evaluate environment artwork and provide specific, actionable feedback through reviews, paint-overs, and documentation.
Partner with Art Direction and Technical Art to define workflows that balance visual quality with technical performance requirements.
Mentor senior artists and leads in artistic judgment, planning, and decision-making.
Collaborate with project stakeholders to translate creative goals into clear environment-art strategies.

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