Environment Artist

TN United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading gaming studio as an Environment Artist, where your creativity will shape immersive worlds for players to explore. In this role, you will leverage your skills in 3D modelling and collaboration to craft stunning environments that resonate with the narrative of a beloved franchise. You'll thrive in a supportive environment that values your contributions and promotes personal and professional growth. With a hybrid working model and a commitment to mental wellbeing, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the gaming industry while enjoying a balanced work-life experience.

Benefits

Flexible Core Hours

25 Days Annual Leave

Life Insurance

Private Healthcare

Annual Well-being Allowance

Paid Volunteering Days

Free Games and Activities

Generous Relocation Support

Qualifications

• Passion for worldbuilding and environment art.
• Ability to develop game-ready environments from concept art.

Responsibilities

• Create visually appealing environments for the game.
• Collaborate with the team to enhance project vision.

Skills

3D Modelling

Environment Art

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Research Skills

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Art or Design

Tools

3DS Max

Maya

Blender

Level Editors

Job description

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a first person, action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney. Built using the latest iteration of the Snowdrop engine, and developed exclusively for the new generation of consoles and PC, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora brings to life the alluring world of Pandora with all of its beauty and danger in an immersive, open world experience.

As an Environment Artist, you are passionate about building amazing worlds for our players to explore. You have an eye for scale, perspective, and detail, and love to bring a story to life through the creation of awe-inspiring environments. Being passionate about your craft, you’ll thrive on conducting in-depth research, and receiving and giving constructive feedback through peer review sessions to continuously improve the quality and consistency of your work.

To you, it’s the opportunity to work as part of a successful and established team, celebrating one of the largest film franchises in history. You’re the kind of person who understands the importance of collaboration and clear communication. You enjoy seeing your contribution to the bigger picture and relish the opportunity to share your knowledge with your peers.

As our next Environment Artist, you will play an integral part in building out the exciting world of Pandora, communicating the project's vision through tone and style inspired by the project’s narrative and design.

What you'll bring

• Ability to create interesting, detailed and visually appealing environments;
• A portfolio that demonstrates a passion for worldbuilding with environment art, showing your ability to develop game-ready environments based on concept art and level design blockout;
• Good working knowledge of industry leading 3D modelling packages (such as 3DS Max, Maya, Blender);
• Good knowledge of level editors;
• Good understanding of Physically Based Rendering systems;
• Knowledge of optimisation techniques;
• Ability to adapt to new processes and pipelines.

Joining Ubisoft, you’ll be part of an inclusive global brand. With us, you will build upon your ongoing success and place your stamp on the production of our games and the development of our people. You’ll have the prestige of developing and producing exciting world-class AAA games and help showcase our studio as a market leader within our industry.

With us, you will find your future in one of the strongest knowledge bases in the games industry coupled with brilliant opportunities for career progression on a critically acclaimed brand portfolio.

What we'll provide

We put our people first through nurturing their creativity and wellbeing and the reason we continue to create engaging and compelling AAA titles that are loved across the world. We also value the art of collaboration and a sense of belonging, which is why we've embraced a hybrid working model that requires our team members to be on-site for an average of 3 days per week, fostering a vibrant and creative work environment that unites us in pursuing our shared goals.

• Everything you need to keep your life in balance - hybrid working, flexible core hours, 25 days of annual leave, Christmas shutdown, and a plan that will enable you to work from anywhere in the EU for up to four weeks per year;
• Life insurance, income insurance, private healthcare, an annual well-being allowance, and more;
• Generous resources committed to your perpetual personal and professional development;
• Investment in our community - with paid volunteering days;
• Fun and entertainment - with free games, activities, and celebrations;
• Generous relocation support - should you need it.

Positive mental health and wellbeing at work are priorities for us. We are a Gold Employer in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index, and partners of Safe in Our World. We run an inclusive Wellbeing Champions programme and provide a wide range of training and resources to support all of our people to proactively discuss and manage their own mental health, as well as support their team members.

Ready to Apply?

We aim to build the world’s most distinctive and diverse gaming studio; therefore, we strongly encourage you to apply. We’d love to hear about you and your background.

Find out more about Ubisoft Reflections by contacting Luke Murtagh, our Talent Acquisition Partner managing this vacancy:

Website: https://reflections.ubisoft.com/about/ubisoft-reflections

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