Senior Environment Artist

Resume Skip; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

8 bank holidays per year

Flexitime working

Free car parking facilities

On Site Gym

Subsidised Café

On site bar

Access to cycle garage and showers

Job summary

Media Molecule in Guildford is seeking a Senior 3D Environment Artist to elevate our stylised game environments under the Art Director. You’ll collaborate with a world‑class team to expand and refine existing levels, pushing lighting, composition and texture work to the highest standard.

Proficiency with Blender is essential, and you must be quick to learn in‑house plug‑ins. This short‑term contingent role via Yoh Services runs through July 2027, with hybrid and remote UK options and a

Qualifications

• Experience shipping 3D games.
• Strong Blender skills and ability to learn in-house plug-ins.
• Ability to work on existing levels and maintain consistent quality.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a world-class art team to deliver high-quality environment art under the Art Director.
• Model stylised environments and architecture in Blender using PBR workflows.
• Adapt to in-house tools and support existing game content.

Skills

Stylised environments

Blender proficiency

Collaboration

Experience shipping 3D games

Tools

Blender

In-house plug-ins

Multiple game engines

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting‑edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

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 LittleBigPlanet, 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 in‑house 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 environments and 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
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

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