Environment Artist - 12 Month FTC

Lighthouse Games; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A new AAA gaming studio is seeking an Environment Artist to create immersive game worlds. In this role, you will collaborate with the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist to ensure high-quality visuals. Responsibilities include creating detailed 3D models and textures, ensuring visual consistency, and collaborating across departments. Ideal candidates have strong communication skills, a solid portfolio, and proficiency in tools like Maya and Unreal Engine. The position offers competitive benefits, including 25 days of holiday and private healthcare.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday, plus 1 extra for birthday

Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Health and Well-Being Benefits

Dental Care

Optical treatments

Mental Health Support

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Collaboration skills, thriving as part of a team.
• An excellent portfolio with recent Environment Art examples.
• Strong understanding of shape, form and composition.
• Proficiency with industry-standard 3D tools.

Responsibilities

• Create immersive game worlds that meet technical requirements.
• Model and texture environmental assets like buildings and terrain.
• Ensure environments are visually consistent with the art style.
• Collaborate with departments to optimize assets for integration.
• Assist in developing new tools to improve quality in art.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent collaboration skills

Strong understanding of shape, form and composition

Proven abilities in producing optimized 3D assets for games

Recent examples of Environment Art in portfolio

Tools

Maya

3DSMax

Blender

Photoshop

Substance Painter

Unreal Engine

Job description

Lighthouse Games is a new AAA studio in Leamington Spa. We are defined by our pedigree of talent, and serious ambition to build a new best-in-class game. When you join us at Lighthouse, you will be able to create the best work of your career, in an environment that feels truly collaborative. You will learn from the best, and work along side the future greats of the gaming industry.

As an Environment Artist, working alongside the Art Director, you will be responsible for ensuring the worlds we create delight our players with the highest quality visuals that provide the settings for memorable experiences. You have an eye for detail and composition that enables you to make environments feel believable, taking pride in all the work you and your team make. You ensure quality by supporting and mentoring the environment artist team, helping to build a healthy culture where everyone can excel.

Key Duties Include

• Work with the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist to create a cohesive and immersive game world that meets the creative and technical requirements of the project
• Create 3D models and textures of environmental assets such as buildings, terrain, vegetation, and props
• Ensure that the game environments are visually consistent and meet the established art style and technical guidelines
• Collaborate with other departments such as level design and lighting to ensure that the environment assets are optimized and integrated into the game world effectively
• Assist in developing and implementing new techniques and tools to improve the quality and efficiency of the environment art pipeline
• Stay current with the latest industry trends and techniques in environment art and share knowledge with the rest of the team
• Maintain clear communication with team members to ensure that project goals and deadlines are met
• Work closely with the Technical Artist and Engineering team to ensure that the environment assets are optimized for performance
• Participate in critiques and reviews of environment art assets to maintain a high standard of quality and ensure that they meet the needs of the game design

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent collaboration skills, you thrive working as part of a team
• An excellent portfolio with recent examples of Environment Art
• Strong understanding of shape, form and composition.
• Excellent Proficiency with 3D industry standard tools such as Maya, 3DSMax, Blender
• Excellent proficiency with surfacing tools such as Photoshop and substance painter
• Proven abilities in producing optimized 3D assets for games.

Desirable

• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience with large open-world games
• Experience with hard surface and foliage asset modelling experience

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday, plus 1 day for your birthday
• Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Health and Well-Being Benefits
• Dental Care
• Optical treatments
• Mental Health Support