Remote Senior Materials & World Builder for AAA Games

Sony Playstation; Canada; Remote; CAD 64,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation Studios Visual Arts is seeking a Senior Materials Level Artist for a 6-month, fully remote Canada contract. You’ll create high-quality PBR materials, drive environment world building, and collaborate with art directors and technical artists to maintain visual fidelity.

The role requires 6+ years in game art, Maya proficiency, strong texture baking, UV work, and experience with both procedural and traditional workflows.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in material/world building art for video games
• Proficient with Autodesk Maya and traditional modeling pipelines
• Portfolio showing materials using procedural and traditional techniques
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, surfaces and light interactions
• Experience unwrapping UVs for texturing meshes and lightmaps
• Ability to optimize games for performance and memory
• Learn new engines/tools rapidly
• Work hours aligned with PST team in California

Responsibilities

• Create and refine realistic, physically based materials for in-game and cinematic levels
• Handle environment art tasks including blockout, asset creation and final art
• Drive environmental storytelling through material blending and transitions
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Leads and Technical Artists; implement feedback quickly
• Maintain visual quality and consistency across environments

Skills

PBR workflows

Maya proficiency

Texture baking

UV unwrapping

Shader basics

Art direction collaboration

Education

AAA titles experience (6+ years)

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Photoshop

Substance Designer

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation Studios Visual Arts is seeking a Senior Materials Level Artist for a 6-month, fully remote Canada contract. You’ll create high-quality PBR materials, drive environment world building, and collaborate with art directors and technical artists to maintain visual fidelity.

The role requires 6+ years in game art, Maya proficiency, strong texture baking, UV work, and experience with both procedural and traditional workflows.