Senior Environment Artist — Immersive Horror Worlds (Remote)

Mob Entertainment, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 134,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) matching

FSA/HSA

Paid time off

Sick time

Holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Mob Entertainment, a startup studio known for Poppy Playtime, seeks an experienced Environment Artist to craft immersive, semi-stylised horror environments. You’ll own key environments from blockout to polish, mentor artists across pods, and collaborate with Narrative, Design, Level Design, Lighting and Tech Art to maintain a cohesive visual direction.

Candidates should demonstrate AAA-quality portfolios, mastery of art fundamentals, modular workflows, and proficiency in Maya, 3ds Max, Blender,

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating mastery of environment set dressing, modeling, and texturing for realistic and semi-stylised, atmospheric spaces.
• Expert command of art fundamentals, including composition, lighting, form, color, shape, value, and visual hierarchy.
• Expert-level understanding of modular environment construction, trim workflows, and reusable asset systems.
• Proficiency with Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Substance tools, and Photoshop.
• Extensive experience with Unreal Engine 5, including level building, materials, scene assembly, optimization, and pipeline influence.
• Experience shipping AAA or horror titles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and build atmospheric environments for horror games.
• Own benchmark environments from blockout to polish, setting visual and technical standards.
• Guide visual hierarchy, composition, lighting to enhance mood and tension.
• Develop modular, trim-based environment workflows in Unreal Engine.
• Collaborate with Narrative, Design, Level Design, Lighting, Materials and Tech Art.
• Provide environment art reviews to improve quality and consistency.
• Mentor Environment Artists across pods and raise artistic standards.
• Define project artistic standards, workflows, and quality benchmarks.

Skills

Environment art

Unreal Engine 5

Mentoring artists

Art direction

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Modular workflows

Communication

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

ZBrush

Marvelous Designer

Substance Designer

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Job description

Mob Entertainment, a startup studio known for Poppy Playtime, seeks an experienced Environment Artist to craft immersive, semi-stylised horror environments. You’ll own key environments from blockout to polish, mentor artists across pods, and collaborate with Narrative, Design, Level Design, Lighting and Tech Art to maintain a cohesive visual direction.

Candidates should demonstrate AAA-quality portfolios, mastery of art fundamentals, modular workflows, and proficiency in Maya, 3ds Max, Blender,