Senior 3D Environment Artist

Job Description

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services worldwide. More than 19,000 talents with a wide range of expertise are committed to enrich players' lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences.

Established in 2006, Ubisoft Sofia has grown to a world-class AAA game dev studio. Throughout the years, it has released more than 20 titles, ranging from small casual to big open-world games, and covering a wide range of platforms & technologies. The studio has brought its expertise and creativity into brands such as Tom Clancy's®, Prince of Persia®, and Assassin's Creed®.

For more than ten years now, Ubisoft Sofia has been a key contributor to the Assassin's Creed franchise, taking a significant part in the development of AC Black Flag, AC Origins, and AC Valhalla. Ubisoft Sofia made its mark as a lead studio in the creation of AC Liberation, AC Rogue, and the mythological expansion of AC Origins ''The Curse of the Pharaohs''. Following this success, Ubisoft Sofia contributed as a co-dev studio to the creation of Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and led the production of its second episode ''Pentagon, The Last Castle'' in 2019. The latest achievement of the teams in Sofia is the creation of the most ambitious expansion in the Assassin's Creed franchise history – AC Valhalla ''Dawn of Ragnarök'', released in March 2022. Currently the teams at Sofia are hard at work in the development of Assassin's Creed Mirage.

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Job Description

As a Senior 3D Artist you will be responsible for creation of high-level quality visual content, which inspires and realizes the vision of the game. The artist in this role delivers world-class assets and develops stunning environments in our game worlds considering narrative and visual storytelling. The Senior 3D Artist's performance should be exemplary for the team and the industry. Collaboration with all relevant teams will be key to ensure deployment of industry leading visual results.
*Please, note that our Studio is based in Sofia and in terms of our hybrid model of work, working within the Bulgarian boundaries would be required.

Your daily adventure

CREATE AAA QUALITY ENVIRONMENT SCENES

and locations with consideration of landscape and architecture

DEVELOP MEMORABLE VISUAL STORYTELLING

in line with the project artistic direction

COLLABORATE EFFICIENTLY

with level design team to layout spaces, to balance art and gameplay goals

PRODUCE 3D ASSETS FOR PROJECT NEEDS

in respect with the technical and artistic constraints

MAINTAIN STRONG VISUAL QUALITY

help the team to set and maintain strong visual quality of the project

PLAN, BUILD AND IMPLEMENT

complex artistic assignments with little oversight

IDENTIFY POTENTIAL RISKS AND CHALLENGES

and suggests relevant solutions for the project

IMPROVE PIPELINES

assist in establishing and optimizing pipelines for improving quality and time of production

PROPOSE AND IMPLEMENT

artistic, gameplay and technical solutions to address production issues

APPLY ARTISTIC AND GAMEPLAY PRINCIPLES

in the game levels extensively

GUIDE AND MENTOR
other artists in the team

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE

Solid experience as Environment Artist

KNOWLEDGE

Strong understanding of art fundamentals – compositions, shape language, color theory

Proficiency in Autodesk 3ds Max or equivalent software

Proficiency in understanding and applying technical constraints

Excellent knowledge of modeling techniques, texture mapping and material creation

TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Ability to manage your own time and work within deadlines

ABILITY AND DESIRE TO WORK IN A CREATIVE INDUSTRY

and collaborative environment

GAME CULTURE

Passion for games and strong game culture

COMMUNICATION SKLLS

Collaborate effectively with other team members

Ability to absorb, apply and give constructive feedback

Good level of English

ADVANTAGES

Skills in related fields such as concept art, character modeling, etc.

Traditional drawing skills

Experience in procedural development pipeline

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rovok1-18-117-162-216-42 in your application.