Senior Foliage Artist

Welevel; München; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Central Munich location

Competitive salary + benefits

Job summary

Welevel is seeking a Senior Foliage Artist to craft realistic vegetation for a survival city-builder RPG in Munich. You will work with concept art, environment art, game design, and technical art to shape immersive biomes and dense forests, while defining the foliage pipeline and quality standards.

Responsibilities include creating high-quality vegetation assets, leveraging SpeedTree and Unreal Engine, and collaborating across disciplines to ensure optimal performance and visual fidelity in

Responsibilities

• Create AAA-quality trees, plants, shrubs, ground cover, and other vegetation assets for realistic environments.
• Develop foliage using traditional workflows such as SpeedTree + sculpting and modern Unreal Engine techniques, including Nanite foliage and voxelized shape-preservation workflows.
• Collaborate with concept art, environment art, game design, and technical art on procedurally generated biomes.
• Support the creation of believable vegetation distribution, ecological variation, and biome identities.
• Balance visual quality, density, performance, and scalability across large environments.
• Contribute to the development of a modern, procedural 3D art and foliage pipeline.
• Actively participate in team feedback, reviews, and coaching within your areas of expertise.

Skills

Nanite foliage

Voxelized foliage

AAA-quality foliage

Procedural world-generation

Vegetation distribution

Foliage materials

Collaboration

On-site Munich work

Tools

SpeedTree

Unreal Engine

Procedural vegetation software

Job description

Why Us?

• Work from our studio in the heart of Munich, alongside a passionate, multidisciplinary team.
• Free beverages, regular team activities, and a creative, collaborative environment.
• Shape a blockbuster AAA title from the ground up.

Your Role

As a Senior Foliage Artist, you will create realistic, high-quality vegetation for our survival city-builder RPG. You will develop everything from ground cover and shrubs to hero trees and dense forest ecosystems, combining traditional vegetation-production techniques with modern Unreal Engine workflows. You will collaborate closely with concept art, environment art, game design, and technical art to create immersive biomes, villages, and points of interest that enhance exploration and gameplay. As an experienced artist and problem solver, you will help define our foliage pipeline, establish quality standards, and provide guidance and feedback within the team.

Responsibilities

• Create AAA-quality trees, plants, shrubs, ground cover, and other vegetation assets for realistic environments.
• Develop foliage using both traditional workflows such as SpeedTree + sculpting and modern Unreal Engine techniques, including Nanite foliage and voxelized shape-preservation workflows.
• Collaborate with concept art, environment art, game design, and technical art on procedurally generated biomes.
• Support the creation of believable vegetation distribution, ecological variation, and biome identities.
• Balance visual quality, density, performance, and scalability across large environments.
• Contribute to the development of a modern, procedural 3D art and foliage pipeline.
• Actively participate in team feedback, reviews, and coaching within your areas of expertise.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of nanite foliage, voxelized foliage, and performance considerations.
• Professional experience creating realistic trees, plants, and natural environments for games.
• Strong skills in SpeedTree or comparable procedural vegetation software.
• Strong understanding of foliage materials.
• Understanding of procedural world-generation and vegetation-distribution concepts.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant AAA-quality realistic foliage and environmental artwork.
• Ability to work onsite in Munich, Germany, with valid EU work authorization.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work on an ambitious AAA title.
• A dynamic, fast-moving work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including relocation assistance.
• A central Munich location.