Environment Artist

Job Description

(Co-Op) Artiste d'environnement / Environment Artist (Fall 2021)

''Motive'' is the driving force within us that takes us from an idea to reality. Our studio provides a safe, trusting, and empowering environment for our game teams to unleash their creativity across massive brands. But we're not talking about the expected, the conventional, the cliché. We want none of that. Here, you will help in making the extraordinary. You'll also help shape our culture. Here, everyone has a voice, everyone can be themselves, everyone is welcome.

The artist will work closely with a lead/senior artist and help create environment/props assets. These tasks can range from modelling, texturing, tech pass (collision) and environment staging. The artist will learn EA's proprietary game engine and help integrate assets and stage an assigned environment. The artist will work with the art team and collaborate with other relevant departments such as level design.

Responsibilities:
• Follow art direction and complete assigned environment tasks
• Work as part of a team and report to the Lead/Senior environment artist
• Create exterior and interior environments/assets for the game based off references and concept art
• Follow briefs, create proxy assets, integrate assets into EA's proprietary game engine

Qualifications:
• Candidate for a Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A keen eye for spatial composition, lighting, color, textures and building believable scenes
• Basic knowledge of composition, scale, and proportion
• Ability to accurately create environments from a reference/concept art
• Basic understanding of color theory
• Basic knowledge of architecture and organic elements found in nature (i.e. foliage, trees, etc.)
• Good understanding of Maya, Max, Modo, or similar 3D modeling software
• Ability to create organic and hard surface models
• Ability to paint believable surfaces, using industry standard software (ideally Substance Painter)
• Have a positive attitude with a passion to collaborate and desire to bring new ideas forward

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9186m-18-217-67-16-42 in your application.