Environment and Prop Artist (3-month contract)

Lever, Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbird Interactive in Canada seeks an Environment and Prop Artist to develop high-quality, hard-surface environments and props for a AAA sci-fi title.

You will work under Art Director and Art Lead, collaborate with cross-discipline teams, and ensure assets meet established metrics and pipeline requirements.

Remote and hybrid options across Canada are supported, with a flexible, forward-thinking environment that values creative voices.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as hard-surface environment, dungeon or prop artist.
• Strong portfolio showcasing work on previous titles or projects in-engine.
• Solid grasp of PBR workflows and material definition using Substance Painter and Photoshop.
• Strong proficiency in hard-surface modeling software such as Maya, Blender, Plasticity or equivalent, modern authoring tools.
• Strong technical execution and problem solving skills.
• Desire to be highly collaborative and eager to take constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of Art Leadership to maintain strict adherence to established metrics and asset creation practices with an eye towards speed and efficiency.
• Create high-quality, 3D hard-surface assets: modular kits, props, set dressing in a grounded, realistic style.
• Handle the complete workflow from asset creation to implementation: modeling, UVs, baking, texturing, material creation, exporting and in-engine implementation.
• Employ creative re-use of existing assets, textures and materials to create new assets from expansive libraries.
• Establish and maintain a cohesive environment style, with an eye towards detail and an understanding of technical requirements and limitations.

Skills

Hard-surface modeling

Collaboration

In-engine work

PBR workflows

Tools

Maya

Blender

Plasticity

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Substance Designer

Job description

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Blackbird Interactive is seeking a passionate Environment and Prop Artist to join our team and continue developing a AAA Sci-fi action title.

In this position, you’ll be working under the supervision of an Art Director and Art Lead to develop detailed, hard-surface environmental kits, props and materials. You’ll collaborate closely with art leadership as well as work cross-discipline to ensure kits fit existing metrics using established practices.

We support remote and hybrid working arrangements across Canada (Vancouver, BC). At BBI, you’ll find a flexible, forward-thinking environment where creative voices are valued and nurtured.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of Art Leadership to maintain strict adherence to established metrics and asset creation practices with an eye towards speed and efficiency.

• Create high-quality, 3D hard-surface assets: modular kits, props, set dressing in a grounded, realistic style.

• Handle the complete workflow from asset creation to implementation: modeling, UVs, baking, texturing, material creation, exporting and in-engine implementation.

• Employ creative re-use of existing assets, textures and materials to create new assets from expansive libraries.

• Establish and maintain a cohesive environment style, with an eye towards detail and an understanding of technical requirements and limitations.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as hard-surface environment, dungeon or prop artist

• Strong portfolio showcasing work on previous titles or projects in-engine

• Solid grasp of PBR workflows and material definition using Substance Painter and Photoshop

• Strong proficiency in hard-surface modeling software such as Maya, Blender, Plasticity or equivalent, modern authoring tools

• Strong technical execution and problem solving skills.

• Desire to be highly collaborative and eager to take constructive feedback

Pluses

• Passion for grounded, immersive science fiction

• Familiarity with 3ds Max and Substance Designer

• Experience working within proprietary engines

$80,000 - $90,000 a year