Senior Environment Artist

Job Description

Senior Environment Artist (Materials) - Treyarch

Treyarch is looking for a Senior Environment Artist who is passionate about Materials to join our maps team and play a key role in crafting, integrating, and regulating environmental materials for our games.

Qualified candidates will work alongside a team of extraordinary artists who have worked on one of the most successful video game franchises of all time. Our ideal candidate is excited about creating realistic materials using photogrammetry source content that brings our environments to life. If you're passionate about video games, working collaboratively, and have an amazing materials portfolio, come join our team!

What you'll be doing…
• Collaborating closely with Art Directors, Lead Artists, and Tech Artists to deliver physically-based Materials/Textures in accordance with our projects' artistic direction, deadlines, and technical requirements.
• Using photogrammetry source content, procedural techniques, Substance, and 3D sculpting to create photorealistic tiling materials.
• Working with scanned photogrammetry source content and travelling locally to scan content as needed using photogrammetry and photometric stereo rigs.
• Working closely with the Tech Art team to support and define new tools, shaders, features, workflows and related research and development.
• Frequently communicating and collaborating with other Activision studios on material best practices and initiatives.
• Sharing your deep passion of crafting realistic materials for current gen and next gen game experiences.
• Acting as a trusted gatekeeper for material performance, efficiency, and quality.
• Inspiring and mentoring fellow artists as a role model of initiative, accountability, and a positive attitude that is welcoming of constructive feedback.

To succeed you should have…
• Proven ability to create high-quality materials using multiple major 2D and 3D packages (3DS Max, Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop and Substance) for console hardware (Xbox, PS, PC).
• A portfolio demonstrating a diversity of photorealistic environmental materials in one or more game engines that demonstrate use of real world scan data, procedurally generated content, and 3D sculpted techniques.
• The ability to capture and process photogrammetry content into in-game assets using Reality Capture or equivalent.
• A solid understanding of PBR standards and surface/light interactions.
• A strong understanding of how 3D environments are assembled in game engines such as Unreal, Radiant, etc.
• Strong opinions and knowledge about what it takes to achieve photorealistic materials.
• Self-motivated, independent and ability to self-manage to meet deadlines with minimal direction.
• Strong communication skills, being able to proactively update stakeholders with information and assets, and knows when to ask for help.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in the game industry developing materials/textures for next gen AAA games with at least 3 shipped titles in the console / PC space.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

PS, we've also got some pretty amazing office perks and benefits, like 20 vacation days and 16 holidays, 10 weeks of family leave, free lunches and snacks at our office, comprehensive healthcare, and more! Check out all the details here for more information: https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the US, the standard base pay range for this role is $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the US and is not applicable to locations outside of the US Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dyb8o3-3-137-187-233-42 in your application.