Senior Environment Artist (Multiplayer Shooter)

Location

Liverpool, UK / Remote within UK

Duration

Permanent

Salary

We offer a very competitive package, which is dependent on experience.

The Role

We're looking for a Senior Environment Artist to join our team on an exciting multiplayer shooter project which is in the later stages of production. This is an extremely dynamic project, collaborating with a very high profile external client, utilising their rich, creative assets and pipelines to deliver an original multiplayer experience as part of their wider IP proposition.

Key responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Lead / Principal artist to create accurate, high quality environments and environment assets
• Working independently on asset sets
• Building in the editor to create levels and environments
• Creating efficient UV layouts that work well within the engine / platform constraints
• Working with PBR shaders following the established game Art Direction
• Maintaining your work schedule
• Possibility of mentoring more junior artists

Role requirements:

• Strong AAA Game experience
• A portfolio showing clean, optimal, models for game
• A portfolio showing models taken from concept to completion
• Experienced in using 3D software (Maya/Max)
• Experienced in high to low poly baking
• Experience of creating optimal lods for game
• Excellent understanding of shape, form and scale
• Experienced with PBR material creation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A love and understanding of games and game art creation
• Knowledge of working with game engines
• Create the artwork based on the specification given by the technical team, budgets, shaders etc.
• Understanding of lighting and how it affects the environment

Additional or desired skills:

• Substance Painter/Designer knowledge
• Knowledge of Unreal engine
• Experience with outsource studios
• Illustrative / Concept art / Matte painting skills

If you believe you have the right skills and experience for a role on an exciting new project, please email your C.V. and supporting portfolio to jobs@firesprite.com with the Job Code or hit the apply button below.