Environment Artist - Hard Surface

Gravity Well; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative game studio as an Environment Artist! This role offers a unique opportunity to craft stunning, stylized 3D environments and collaborate closely with talented artists and designers. With a focus on hard surface modeling, you'll create painterly vehicles and props, bringing exciting game worlds to life. Embrace your creativity and grow in a supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. Enjoy flexible work hours and a culture that values collaboration and artistic growth. If you have a passion for game art and a desire to push boundaries, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Profit sharing

Company equity

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401k retirement program

Flexible work hours

Unlimited PTO and sick time

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in game development with a focus on environment art.
• Expertise in Hard Surface modeling and PBR techniques.

Responsibilities

• Create stylized vehicles, props, and textures for game environments.
• Collaborate with the Art Team to enhance gameplay through artistic design.

Skills

Hard Surface modeling

Unreal Engine 4/5

Maya

Blender

3ds Max

Photoshop

Zbrush

Substance

Marmoset

PBR techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in Art or related field

Tools

Maya

Blender

3ds Max

Photoshop

Zbrush

Substance

Marmoset

Job description

Note: We have been made aware that there are individuals reaching out to artists claiming to be from Gravity Well. If you receive any information about a job listing that is not from a gravitywell.games domain, it did not come from Gravity Well. Please be wary of contact coming from anything other than a gravitywell.games domain.

Additionally, we are not working with any external recruiters or agencies at this time. Our website has an up to date roster of all current employees. If anyone reaches out to you and they are not listed on our website, they are not part of our team.

Gravity Well is looking for an Environment Artist (Mid to Principal) with a taste for Hard Surface modeling to join our team. Are you in love with planes, boats, tanks, guns, and gadgets? Come and help craft this exciting new game world with us! We are looking for an artist with a love for stylized painterly asset creation, world building, attention to details, and who is willing to embrace critique, share processes and techniques while maintaining a high level of craft quality. You will work closely with many disciplines across the team in order to help meet the needs for gameplay while balancing artistic goals.

What You'll Do:

• Create painterly vehicles, guns, hard surface props, textures, and materials.
• Collaborate closely with our Art Team and Game Designers to create stunning, stylized 3D environments and bring our game worlds to life.
• Iterate on an idea and take an asset to a final optimized state while applying the provided feedback.
• Work with our team to learn different game-making processes and bring creative ideas that can push the environment in new ways.
• Participate in playtesting and engage with team members in order to enhance the game through collaborative development.
• Work within a very small environment art team where collaboration, mutual aid, and self-critique are key.

Ideally You'll Have:

• 3+ years of experience working in games.
• Shipped Games in Unreal Engine 4/5.
• Deep knowledge of either Maya, Blender, 3ds Max. Deep knowledge of Photoshop, Zbrush, Substance, Marmoset, and other 2D/3D tools.
• Expertise in Hard Surface modeling.
• Deep understanding of PBR rules and how to break them.
• Deep understanding of forms, shape language, design, light, and composition.
• Perfect understanding of Retopology, UVs, and baking techniques.
• A passion to get out of your comfort zone, improving and learning new techniques and processes.

Bonus Points:

• Traditional Art knowledge and experience.
• Experience in Hand Painted Textures.
• Being a jack of all trades when it comes to Environment Art.
• Unreal Engine Blueprints and Shaders experience.
• Strong observation skills and understanding of mechanics and the world around you.
• Able to collaborate and adapt.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with team members located globally.
• Willingness to embrace critique and growth.

What You’ll Get:

The base pay for this role is:

• Environment Artist: $100,000 to $125,000 USD per year;
• Senior Environment Artist: $125,000 to $175,000 per year;
• Principal Environment Artist: $175,000 to $200,000 per year;

(or equivalent in your local currency). We pay fairly across our global team regardless of your location but it will differ based on factors such as experience, qualifications, etc.

In addition to the base pay, we also offer the following:

• Profit sharing and company equity to all employees, regardless of location.
• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Employer-sponsored basic life insurance & AD&D.
• 401k retirement program.
• Flexible work hours.
• Unlimited PTO and sick time.
• Paid parental leave.

Some benefits listed, such as the 401k plan for employees in the United States, may vary depending on your employee status and location.

Where You'll Work:

• Work where you want to work. We have an office in California if you like to come to an office, but most employees work from home across different US time zones and that's totally fine.
• This role requires cross-departmental collaboration which means your working hours may have to be adjusted to align with the team in North America.

Misc:

• As part of the interview process, we may ask you to take a paid test.