Senior Environment Artist — World-Building for Cyberpunk 2

TAPP Film; United States; Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Training programs

Welcome pack

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking an Expert Environment Artist in Boston to lead world-building and environment art for Cyberpunk 2. You will define the skyline and interior spaces, shaping visual storytelling through collaboration with Art Directors and cross-disciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes setting art standards, creating modular kits, and advancing pipelines with Tech Art and Engineering while mentoring peers and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Eight-plus years of relevant professional experience or equivalent demonstrated through portfolio or experience.
• Mastery of Unreal Engine.
• Industry-leading DCC skills with Blender and Substance Painter; Maya/3DS Max valued but Blender is primary.
• Strong sense of composition, scale, color theory, lighting and storytelling in environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute environment art from large city districts to high-detail interiors.
• Draft large-scale city districts to define composition and player flow, iterating for quality discovery.
• Define and uphold environment art standards across composition, lighting, color, materials and readability.
• Collaborate with Art Directors and team to maintain visual consistency and vision while building immersive worlds.
• Create best-in-class modular kits that define Cyberpunk art styles.
• Partner with Tech Art and Engineering to prototype and document new pipelines.
• Collaborate across disciplines with Level Design and Narrative teams.
• Communicate clearly, show ownership and maintain a team-first attitude.
• Mentor and provide feedback to other artists while improving production methods.

Skills

World-building

Collaboration

Art direction

Gameplay readability

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blender

Substance Painter

Maya

3DS Max

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking an Expert Environment Artist in Boston to lead world-building and environment art for Cyberpunk 2. You will define the skyline and interior spaces, shaping visual storytelling through collaboration with Art Directors and cross-disciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes setting art standards, creating modular kits, and advancing pipelines with Tech Art and Engineering while mentoring peers and meeting deadlines.