Environment Artist

Job Description

Insomniac Games is hiring for an enthusiastic Environment Artist responsible for creating game worlds by modeling/sculpting assets from high res to in game, authoring textures and materials and in-editor level composition and layout.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
• Creates organic and hard-surface assets from a style guide with or without concept art
• Takes assets through the full modeling/texturing production pipeline
• Sculpts, high poly, low poly, High poly to low poly bakes
• Optimizes textures and geometry; creates LOD's
• Creates modular kits
• Material assignment and texture creation
• Set dresses with modular assets in-editor within scope of the project's metrics and rules.
• Works independently and actively communicates with production teams as needed
• Maintains performance requirements for levels (memory, framerate, draw calls, instances)
• Scopes levels for on-time milestone delivery
• Maintains consistent style under the direction of the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist
• Other duties may be assigned

Education and/or Experience:
• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent foundations skills, including composition, design, and color theory.
• Strong traditional painting skills, ability to create models and shaders for a range of art directions, from photorealistic to stylized.
• Ability to meet deadlines under tight schedules.
• Willingness to receive direction and work closely with a team.
• Is passionate about games and understands the goals of level design.
• Knowledge of Maya and of baking low poly models with high poly models.
• Proficient in texture creation with Photoshop, Substance Designer, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of sculpting with ZBrush.
• Understanding of at least one industry-leading level editor.
• Understanding of source control with Perforce or the equivalent.
• Houdini knowledge a plus.

If this is the opportunity that you have been looking for, we'd like to hear from you. Please submit your application below. Thanks!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpkneo-3-144-86-138-42 in your application.