Environment Artist (5-month contract)

Blackbird Interactive; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first workplace

Job summary

Blackbird Interactive is seeking an experienced Environment/Level Artist to create compelling environments for a Third Person Shooter using Unreal Engine 5. You will collaborate with Creative Leads, ensuring assets meet technical requirements while pushing visuals and performance.

The role emphasizes independent work within a collaborative team and owning pipeline documentation. This remote-first studio hires individuals eligible to work in Canada and residing in Canada, offering flexible work

Qualifications

• 3+ years of proven gameplay/environment art experience.
• Experience working on multidisciplinary project teams and adapting to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience with Substance, Megascans, and related environment art tools.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop convincing environment and level art using Unreal Engine 5.
• Collaborate with Creative Leads to craft immersive content for a Third Person Shooter.
• Support tools and tech development to meet visuals and engine performance targets.
• Monitor progress, manage scope and changes, and follow through on commitments.
• Ensure assets meet Unreal Engine 5 technical requirements.
• Work independently while collaborating effectively within the team and owning problems.
• Document tools and production pipelines clearly.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

Environment art

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Substance

Megascans

Fab/Megascans

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.

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

Responsibilities

• Create and develop convincing environment and level art using Unreal Engine 5
• Work with the Creative Leads to author immersive content for a Third Person Shooter
• Problem-solve and support tools and tech development to achieve visual and performance targets in engine
• Monitor deliverable progress, manage assigned scope and requested changes, and follow through on commitments
• Ensure assets meet technical requirements for Unreal Engine 5
• Work independently with minimal supervision, while collaborating effectively within the team and taking ownership of problems
• Document tools and production pipelines in a clear and understandable way

Requirements

• 3+ years of proven gameplay development experience
• Demonstrated ability to work on multidisciplinary project teams and adapt to changing priorities throughout the product life cycle
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5
• Demonstrated experience with Substance, Fab/Megascans, and other environment art tools

Pluses

• Experience with third person action games