Principal 3D Environment Artist New IP

4A Games Limited; Malta; On-site; BRL 343,000 - 515,000; Full time

Job summary

4A Games Limited is seeking a Principal 3D Environment Artist to join our team. You will craft cutting edge modular environment asset sets and scenes for our next AAA IP, collaborating with Designers, Concept Artists, and Art Directors to push visual storytelling.

You will develop and refine environment assets, define art standards, mentor other artists, and help integrate assets into a polished, high-performance pipeline using industry tools such as Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Unreal, and Unity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in AAA game development, modelling, and texturing.
• Excellent understanding of form, shape, structure, silhouette, and composition.
• Eye for detail in level dressing and scene composition.
• Meticulous work with textures and materials.
• Extensive 3D knowledge with Maya/Max/Blender; Photoshop, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer, baking tools.
• Experience creating environments from small to large scale.
• In-depth knowledge of real-time game art pipelines.
• Shipped at least one AAA PC/console title in a similar position.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Knowledge of modern AAA pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Designers, Concept Artists, and Art Directors to create modular assets and environments for a AAA IP.
• Develop and refine environment assets including models, textures and materials to meet project requirements and performance specs.
• Define and maintain environment art standards; support integration of outsourced assets.
• Establish Art benchmarks across the Environment Art pipeline.
• Define working practices, document workflows, and ensure consistency with art style and guidelines.
• Maintain visual consistency and ensure asset adherence to technical guidelines.
• Work with Tech-art to improve workflows for asset integration.
• Coordinate with level design and production to achieve project objectives.
• Directly mentor and teach other artists.

Skills

AAA game dev

3D modelling

Texturing

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

Photoshop

ZBrush

Substance Painter

Substance Designer

Unreal Engine

Unity

SpeedTree

Houdini

World Machine

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

Photoshop

ZBrush

Substance Painter

Substance Designer

Baking Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

SpeedTree

Houdini

World Machine

Job description

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Principal 3D Environment Artist to join our team. The job will require working with the Art team to create cutting edge 3D modular asset sets and environments for our new AAA IP. Work closely with Designers, Concept Artists, and Art Directors to create highly detailed natural objects, parts of levels, and playable scenery.

Develop and refine environment assets including models, textures and materials to meet the project’s visual requirements and performance specifications.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to push the boundaries of visual style by introducing innovative tools, techniques, and workflows that enhance immersion and emotional impact.
• Assist with defining and achieving the final render quality through a keen eye for scene composition, lighting, and materials.
• Define standards for environment art and support the integration and feedback of outsourced assets.
• Establish Art benchmarks for the Art team across different areas of the Environment Art pipeline.
• Define working practices, maintain documentation, and ensure authored content is adhering to any defined structures and standards.
• Maintain visual consistency across the environment and ensures that assets adhere to the established art style and technical guidelines.
• Work together with the Tech-art team to improve workflow, ensuring a seamless integration of assets into the project.
• Coordinate with other team members, including level design and production, to achieve project objectives.
• Directly manage, teach, and mentor other artists.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in AAA game development, modelling, and texturing.
• An exceptional understanding of current game art processes, limitations and dependencies.
• An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, silhouette, and composition.
• Have an excellent eye for detail in level dressing and scene composition.
• Meticulous work with textures and materials.
• Extensive 3D knowledge with your preferred modelling package (Maya/Max/Blender), also Photoshop, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer, and Baking Tools.
• Experience in creating environments from small to large scale.
• In-depth knowledge of pipeline requirements of real-time game art.
• Have shipped at least one AAA PC or console title in a similar position.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Able to work creatively as part of a large or small group.
• Knowledge of modern AAA pipelines.

Preferences

• Technical or art education.
• Experience in leading artists is a plus.
• Experience with Jira/Miro is a plus.
• Experience with game engines such as Unreal, Unity, etc.
• Experience with photogrammetry is a plus.
• Experience with vegetation assets is a plus.
• Knowledge of additional software is a plus (SpeedTree, Houdini, World Machine etc.).
• Knowledge of engine tooling and automation is a plus.
• Experience with shader and material graphs is a plus.
• Passion for pushing the envelope in detailing organic art such as nature environment assets and organic structures.
• A passion for games.
• Proactive attitude.