Senior Environment Artist

PlayStation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday and 8 bank holidays

Flexitime working

Free car parking facilities

Subsidised Café

Cycle garage and showers

Job summary

Media Molecule in Guildford is seeking two Senior 3D Environment Artists to join our world-class team, shaping stylised environments for our upcoming project.

You will model in Blender, adapt to in‑house plug‑ins, and work with the Art Director to maintain high visual quality across existing levels. This short-term contingent role offers hybrid/remote UK work, with a preference for one day onsite in Guildford.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Blender essential.
• Ability to work with in‑house plug‑ins.
• Experience shipping 3D games.
• Adaptable to new tools and tech.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Affinity for stylised natural environments and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop stylised environments and level visuals under the Art Director.
• Work on existing levels in Blender using in‑house plug‑ins.
• Maintain consistency of quality and style across content.
• Collaborate with artists and teams to hit project goals.

Skills

Stylised environments

Blender proficiency

PBR workflows

In-house plug-ins

Communication skills

Shipping 3D games

Tools

In-house plug-ins

Multiple game engines

Job description

We are Media Molecule, a Guildford based game developer proudly part of the PlayStation Studios group. We have a history of creating Award winning games such as Little Big Planet, Tearaway and Dreams.

It’s a fantastic time to join us as we embark on our next adventure, defining and executing the vision for our next ambitious project based out of our studio in central Guildford. We are now searching for 2 exceptional Senior 3D Environment Artists to join us!

This will be a short‑term contingent engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Services which we anticipate will run until the end of July 2027. We are therefore open to hybrid and remote working in the UK with a preference for 1 day a week onsite in Guildford.

Role Overview

As a Senior 3D Environment Artist, you'll be working with a world class team of Artists to bring our game levels to the highest quality, under guidance by our Art Director.

If you have a passion for beautifully stylised environments, lighting and composition, we want to hear from you!

You’ll be working on already‑existing levels within Blender often using our inhouse plug‑ins, so being able to pick up new tools and tech is a must. A strong knowledge of Blender is essential to this role.

What we are looking for

• You have affinity for stylised natural environmentsand architecture
• You're at home modelling inside Blender, using PBR workflows
• You're quick to learn and understand in‑house plug‑ins and tools
• You're confident working on existing content and can continue the consistency of quality and style you're given
• You're articulate and have strong written and verbal communication skills – Media Molecule is built on empowering close collaboration between people and teams
• You have experience shipping 3D games

Desirable Skills

• You have a shipped AAA title under your belt
• You have experience with multiple game engines
• You have experience with developing for the PlayStation 5

Benefits

• 25 days holiday and 8 bank holidays per year
• Flexitime working (where approved)
• Free car parking facilities
• Subsidised Café
• Access to cycle garage and showers

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