Remote Environment Artist & World Builder (Unreal)

Keywords Studios Plc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks of accrued paid time off

Benefits package including medical, dental, and vision

Corporate holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching

Professional Development

Snacks, drinks, ping pong, and more!

Job summary

Keywords Studios Plc. in Orlando, FL is looking for an Environment Artist / Generalist to create high-quality 3D environment art. This hands-on role involves crafting assets and collaborating across studios. Ideal candidates should have a strong portfolio and experience with Unreal Engine.

This position offers flexible work options including remote and hybrid models, along with a competitive salary range of $70,000 to $75,000 USD and benefits including paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a 3D Environment Artist, Generalist, World Artist, or similar role in games or real-time production.
• At least one shipped game or comparable real-time interactive project.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality environment art, world building, prop creation, materials, and/or scene assembly.
• Strong artistic eye for form, composition, lighting, material definition, scale, visual hierarchy, and style consistency.
• Ability to work across different visual styles, from realistic to stylized, depending on project needs.
• Experience creating both individual assets and assembled environments/scenes.
• Solid understanding of the full environment art pipeline, including modeling, UV layout, baking, texturing, materials, optimization, and engine implementation.
• Professional experience with Unreal Engine.
• Proficiency with common production tools such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Photoshop.
• Practical understanding of real-time performance considerations, including LODs, draw calls, texel density, texture memory, collision, lightmaps, shaders/material complexity, scene organization, and asset budgets.
• Strong communication skills, especially when giving feedback, clarifying direction, documenting decisions, or breaking down complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality 3D environment art, props, modular assets, materials, set dressing, and world-building content across a variety of visual styles.
• Work from concept art, reference, style guides, blockouts, client direction, or incomplete/vague creative briefs to produce clear and polished results.
• Build, assemble, and integrate assets and environments in Unreal Engine, with attention to composition, readability, performance, and technical requirements.
• Support the full environment art pipeline, including modeling, UVs, baking, texturing, material creation, optimization, engine integration, and final polish.
• Review artwork from internal teammates, partner studios, or external vendors and provide clear, constructive, actionable feedback.
• Help translate broad client or project feedback into specific tasks, priorities, notes, and acceptance criteria that artists can execute against.

Job description

Keywords Studios Plc. in Orlando, FL is looking for an Environment Artist / Generalist to create high-quality 3D environment art. This hands-on role involves crafting assets and collaborating across studios. Ideal candidates should have a strong portfolio and experience with Unreal Engine.

This position offers flexible work options including remote and hybrid models, along with a competitive salary range of $70,000 to $75,000 USD and benefits including paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan.