Lead Material Artist

Job Description

Your Platform

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 ''Game of the Year'' awards and 100 ''Editor's Choice'' awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare. Infinity Ward employs more than 250 people in Woodland Hills, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles.

A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and talented development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.

Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on Twitter.

Your Mission

As a Lead Material Artist at Infinity Ward, you will oversee the creation of the Materials and Textures that add depth, detail, and dimension to our environments. You will oversee and support a team of diverse and talented Material artists that help shape and define a wide range of environments.

You are an expert communicator, collaborator, and ambassador for the team. You will collaborate with Level Artists, Leads and Directors to create photoreal environmental materials that adhere to the quality standards and tone of the Call of Duty Franchise. Aiming for the utmost realism in execution while maintaining PBR standards and working within technical guidelines.

As a skilled artist, you understand the material process with its many technical and artistic constraints. You can mentor your team, proactively find solutions, and deliver meaningful feedback to both internal and external developers with confidence.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
• Works closely with Leads and Directors to maintain style and tone across all environments.
• Responsible for the quality and efficiency of material and texture content generated by their team.
• Prioritizes and assigns tasks and initiatives to their team to ensure best possible results, while aligning with Directors, Production and OS managers.
• Works closely with the Tools, Engine, and Tech art counterparts to develop new workflows or improve upon existing tools and technologies to streamline team efficiency.
• Helps drive the planning and pre-production efforts of each assigned environment when necessary.
• Responsible for the management and mentorship of all Artists on their team
• Responsible for preparing and delivering candid positive and constructive performance feedback for direct reports on a regular basis.
• Create documentation of processes for others to follow as needed.
• Provides feedback to both internal and external artists regarding quality and technical execution.
• Proactively helps to troubleshoot and fix problemed content.

Player Profile

Experience
• 6+ years industry experience creating tillable world materials.
• 1 shipped AAA title in leadership role

Knowledge & Skills
• Expert understanding of Physically Based Rendering (PBR) workflow
• Strong foundational Art skills. Understanding of composition, form, color and light in relation to world materials
• Advanced skill in their discipline software. Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Adobe Photoshop and Zbrush, Blender or similar software.
• Strong knowledge of a 3D modeling software (Maya, Max, etc.)
• Familiar with modern level editor workflows. Similar to UE4, Unity, etc.
• Self-motivated, independent, and has proven ability to self-manage and meet deadlines

Key Attributes
• Takes Direction Well and can confidently give clear concise direction.
• Willingness to improve and learn new skills
• Able to work under pressure and meet production deadlines

Extra Points:
• Photogrammetry experience a +
• Photography background a +
• First Person Shooter experience a +

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1e620-18-117-165-66-42 in your application.