Senior Environment Artist for Cyberpunk 2

CD Projekt; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Trainings and courses

Welcome pack

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED in Boston is seeking an Expert Environment Artist to help define the visual identity of Cyberpunk 2. You will own environment art from city districts to interiors, collaborating with directors and design teams to shape immersive worlds.

With 8+ years of experience, mastery of Unreal Engine, and strong DCC skills in Blender, Substance Painter, and Maya, you will mentor others and push production quality while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience (or equivalent skill demonstrated through portfolio).
• Mastery of Unreal Engine.
• Industry leading DCC skills with Blender and Substance Painter.
• Maya & 3DS Max are valued; Blender is primary.
• Excellent sense of composition, scale, proportions, color theory and lighting.
• Strong awareness of the role materials play in constructing the final frame and how materials fit in a project’s context.
• Deep, practical understanding of level design principles and how to craft environments to support gamer experience.
• Thoughtfully crafting visually compelling, believable, and immersive environments that embed storytelling to support and enhance core narrative beats.
• Exceptional communication and collaborative skills.
• Passion for games.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute environment art from sprawling city districts to intimate, high-detail interiors.
• World-building by drafting large-scale city districts to define composition and player flow, embracing iteration as a core tool for quality discovery.
• Define and uphold environment art standards across composition, lighting, color, materials, visual storytelling, and gameplay readability.
• Collaborate with the Art Directors, Art Leads and teammates to maintain artistic consistency and vision for the game while building captivating worlds.
• Create best-in-class modular kits that define Cyberpunk art styles.
• Partner with Tech Art and Engineering to prototype, document, and establish new pipelines that build upon the studio’s robust technical foundations.
• Collaborate effectively with the entire Cyberpunk 2 team, across disciplines. Including close collaboration with the Level Design and Narrative teams.
• Strong communication skills, ownership and team-first attitude required.
• Maintain and improve production methods, optimizing pipelines while consistently meeting deadlines.
• Mentoring and providing feedback to other artists.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Blender

Substance Painter

Maya

3DS Max

Level design

Environment art

Communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Google Workspace

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED in Boston is seeking an Expert Environment Artist to help define the visual identity of Cyberpunk 2. You will own environment art from city districts to interiors, collaborating with directors and design teams to shape immersive worlds.

With 8+ years of experience, mastery of Unreal Engine, and strong DCC skills in Blender, Substance Painter, and Maya, you will mentor others and push production quality while meeting deadlines.