Senior 3D Environment Artist — Hybrid/Remote

Placements24; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior 3D Environment Artist to craft immersive game worlds with high-quality models, textures, and lighting. You will collaborate with designers and art directors to shape environments that support gameplay and storytelling.

You should bring at least 5 years of professional experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Maya/3ds Max/Blender, Substance tools, and major game engines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional 3D environment art for games.
• Portfolio with detailed models, texturing, and scene composition.
• Proficiency in Maya, 3ds Max, or Blender.
• Experience with Unreal Engine or Unity and PBR workflows.
• Strong artistic fundamentals and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality 3D models, textures, and materials for game environments.
• Assemble and dress environments in a game engine (Unreal/Unity), ensuring strong composition.
• Optimize assets and scene layouts for performance and fidelity.
• Collaborate with level designers, art directors, and artists to achieve the desired look.
• Research references to inform realistic or stylized environments.
• Implement lighting, post-processing, and atmosphere to enhance mood.
• Develop and maintain efficient environment art pipelines and workflows.
• Provide mentorship to junior environment artists.
• Ensure consistency with project style guides.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to environment art.

Skills

Environment art

Portfolio

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Artistic fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts / Computer Graphics

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

Substance Painter

Substance Designer

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior 3D Environment Artist to craft immersive game worlds with high-quality models, textures, and lighting. You will collaborate with designers and art directors to shape environments that support gameplay and storytelling.

You should bring at least 5 years of professional experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in Maya/3ds Max/Blender, Substance tools, and major game engines.