Lead Environment Artist: Immersive UE5 Worlds & Mentorship

BULKHEAD Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BULKHEAD Limited is seeking a Senior Environment Artist to own major environment spaces, from asset creation and modular kits to large-scale scenes, balancing artistic vision with performance benchmarks across the project.

You will mentor junior and mid-level artists, provide design feedback, collaborate across disciplines, and drive engine integration in UE5, pushing visual fidelity while delivering on time.

Qualifications

• 4+ years industry experience.
• Expert understanding of current game art processes, dependencies.
• Proficient with 3ds Max/Blender, Photoshop, Substance Designer/Painter, ZBrush.
• Expert UE5 knowledge including Nanite and Lumen; PBR materials
• Strong communication and written skills.
• Experience with procedural content creation.
• Strong traditional painting skills.
• Experience with photogrammetry.
• World building expert with level design awareness.

Responsibilities

• Build the world and create high-quality environment art from reference to playable spaces.
• Contribute to environment art strategy and explain creative decisions clearly.
• Balance fidelity with performance; lead UE5 optimisation via shaders and Blueprints.
• Collaborate with Engineering on technical challenges and workflows.
• Own large, complex gameplay spaces and lead small strike teams to deliver on time.
• Track milestones, flag risks early and act as a key contact across departments.
• Mentor junior and mid-level artists to grow skills and autonomy.
• Model best practices and share knowledge across the team.

Skills

World building

UE5

Nanite & Lumen

PBR materials

Procedural content creation

Traditional painting

Photogrammetry

Mentorship

Tools

3ds Max

Blender

Photoshop

Substance Designer

Substance Painter

ZBrush

Job description

BULKHEAD Limited is seeking a Senior Environment Artist to own major environment spaces, from asset creation and modular kits to large-scale scenes, balancing artistic vision with performance benchmarks across the project.

You will mentor junior and mid-level artists, provide design feedback, collaborate across disciplines, and drive engine integration in UE5, pushing visual fidelity while delivering on time.