Material Artist

Higharc; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team at a leading startup transforming home design. As a Technical Material Artist, you will craft high-quality environment art assets, participate in the creative process, and have the flexibility to work remotely. This role offers competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Competitive salaries with equity

Comprehensive health coverage

Unlimited PTO

Maternity/paternity leave

401K plan

Home office stipend

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in game-ready assets.
• Portfolio showcasing realistic materials and textures.
• Expertise in PBR pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Create photorealistic materials meeting industry standards.
• Lead material projects with ownership.
• Develop best practices guides.

Skills

Experience in creating high-quality environment assets

Procedural and system-based materials

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Technical problem-solving

Tools

Substance Designer

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Higharc is a VC-backed startup transforming how new homes are designed and built. Join a founding team with experience at Autodesk, Electronic Arts, Nike, and Apple. In 2024, we raised a $53M Series B round from top venture capital firms and strategic investors in construction and building products.

About the Job:

We seek technical Material Artists with game development experience to join our architecture visualization team. The role involves creating high-quality environment art assets and scenes, with a focus on form, shape, structure, color, detail, and silhouette in modeling and texturing. Candidates should be proficient in developing procedural and system-based materials, preferably using Substance Designer, and eager to learn our proprietary material systems.

Higharc is fully remote; this position can be based anywhere in the continental US.

Responsibilities:

• Create and refine photorealistic and representational materials that meet industry standards.
• Organize and lead material-based projects with clarity and ownership.
• Develop benchmark assets and best practices guides.
• Ensure materials meet performance and memory requirements.
• Develop procedural and system-based materials for PBR environments.
• Improve environment art pipelines and asset quality.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional experience creating high-quality, game-ready environment assets.
• Experience shipping at least one major game title with a managed library of materials.
• Strong portfolio showcasing realistic materials and texture systems.
• Expertise in PBR pipelines and tools like Adobe Photoshop and Substance Designer.
• Solid understanding of procedural texturing and HDR pipelines.
• Ability to work independently and solve visual and technical challenges.
• Self-driven with excellent communication skills, open to feedback and iteration.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to build materials from physical samples or images.
• Experience managing texture and shader efficiency.
• Proficiency in UV layout and lightmap editing.
• Passion for interior and architectural design.

Higharc has been remote-first since 2018. We offer flexible hours, competitive salaries with equity, comprehensive health coverage, unlimited PTO, maternity/paternity leave, disability plans, a 401K, and a home office stipend.