Description: • We're seeking an experienced Environment Artist with an eye for detail and a passion for creating stunning photorealistic environments to join our team. In this role, you will use your talents to support our external art teams in the creation of large-scale environments and game-ready assets. You will help review and refine assets to ensure content meets the visual goals of the project. The ideal candidate has a strong artistic background and is a great team collaborator with great communication skills
Responsibilities:
Create high quality track environments by crafting rich and detailed terrain, vegetation, track surface, materials and more!
Create, modify and review track assets throughout all stages of production.
Clearly communicate production challenges to Environment Leadership as appropriate
Create asset specs and documentation detailing best practices, learnings and challenges.
Collaborate with internal and external artists to validate art asset delivery and integration.
Create high quality models, materials, and prototypes as needed.
Set dress and storytelling of tracks and environments.
Hard Skills:
A strong visual and technical understanding of 3D modeling, texturing, and level creation
Strong scene compositional skills to help assist with environment set dressing and storytelling
Proficiency with 3DSMax and/or equivalent software
An eagerness to learn and teach new tools and processes
Strong communication and time management skills
Experience working with terrain/vegetation/material authoring software such as: Gaea, World Machine, ZBrush, Substance Designer, Speedtree
A portfolio demonstrating strong modeling, sculpting, material creation and scene composition.
A passion for art, innovation and technology a plus
3+ years of experience with at least 1 shipped title on console or PC
Degrees or certifications required - BA or BFA in Video Production, Visual Communications, or equivalent experience.
A portfolio demonstrating strong modeling, sculpting, material creation and scene composition