Environment Artist

Dovetail Games; Chatham; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein wachsendes Studio sucht einen talentierten Environment Artist, der realistische Umgebungen für innovative Spieltitel erstellt. In dieser Rolle haben Sie die Möglichkeit, Ihre Kreativität in einem unterstützenden Umfeld auszuleben, während Sie mit modernster Technologie arbeiten. Sie werden Teil eines dynamischen Teams, das sich der Schaffung hochwertiger Inhalte für mehrere Plattformen widmet. Diese Position bietet Flexibilität und die Möglichkeit, remote zu arbeiten, was Ihnen die Freiheit gibt, Ihre besten Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Wenn Sie leidenschaftlich an der Gestaltung von Spielwelten interessiert sind und eine bedeutende Rolle in einem aufstrebenden Unternehmen spielen möchten, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Qualifications

• Mindestens 5 Jahre Erfahrung in der Gaming-Industrie erforderlich.
• Exzellente Kenntnisse in Unreal Engine und 3D-Gestaltung.

Responsibilities

• Erstellung realistischer Welten unter Berücksichtigung von Leistungsbudgets.
• Zusammenarbeit mit dem Team zur Lieferung aller erforderlichen Inhalte.

Skills

Umgebungsgestaltung

Mentoring von Künstlern

Detailgenauigkeit

Architekturverständnis

Education

Mindestens 5 Jahre Erfahrung in der Gaming-Industrie

Erfahrung mit veröffentlichten PC- oder Next-Gen-Spielen

Tools

Unreal Engine

3D Studio Max

Photoshop

Substance

Job description

Want to work for a growing studio where you will have a direct and significant impact on the future of our games and new projects?

Dovetail Games are committed to promoting diversity, and all applicants will be considered on their merit, qualifications, competence, and talent regardless of any protected characteristics. At the individual's request, all roles will be considered for part time, term time only and job shares.

With a huge emphasis on our culture and wellbeing, you’ll experience an environment where you will be challenged but supported. We have an industry-leading work-life balance, and flexible working is offered from day one! Want to work fully UK-based remote as that’s where you do your best work? That is fine by us, though certain roles will require a more hybrid style with time in the office. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship on this role, so applications that require a visa will not be considered.

Our studio is situated in a river-front building in the heart of the Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent, UK. We are growing fast, developing our games using cutting-edge technology and delivering these on multiple platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series S/X.

We are looking for an Environment Artist to create realistic real-world locations within our Train Sim World titles. You will work as part of the internal art team to ensure our content is delivered on time and to a high standard of quality.

Any interviews will commence from the 22nd April - This role closes for new applications on Friday 18th April.

Main Responsibilities

1. Creating high quality realistic worlds that adhere to performance budget limitations.
2. Collaborating with the other members of the TSW team to deliver all required content for a Route / Content Pack.
3. Maintaining the correct modelling and texture scale consistency.
4. Following art pipelines, workflows, and performance budget limitations.
5. Collaborate with the Artists and the Lead Artist to help set the visual bar for our railway environments.
6. Mentoring junior members of the Art team, assisting them with day-to-day best working practices and helping guide their discipline development.

Person Specifications

1. 5 years plus in the gaming industry.
2. Shipped at least 1 PC or next-gen console title.
3. Excellent professional knowledge of Unreal Engine.
4. Ability and potential to create environments and art assets to the highest standard.
5. Expert in 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, and Substance skills.
6. Experience in the mentoring of artists.
7. An interest in real world construction and an eye for detail as well as an understanding of architectural principles and structural engineering.