World-Scale Environment Artist

CG Lounge; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

CG Lounge is seeking an Environment Artist to help craft expansive virtual worlds through matte painting, 3D integration, and world-scale asset management. You will shadow seniors, prepare reference libraries, and learn what scale truly means when the set spans kilometers.

Starting from junior levels, you will advance through tiers as you master sky replacements, DMP, projection prep, and parallax-safe layouts.

Qualifications

• Experience with matte painting and world-scale environment work.
• Ability to prep 3D assets for projection and support parallax in camera moves.
• Familiarity with camera projection workflows in Nuke, Houdini, and Maya.

Responsibilities

• Shadow seniors on set extensions and learn the workflow.
• Prepare matte painting references and asset pipelines for projection.
• Publish to spec and maintain parallax integrity across shots.
• Collaborate with layout to ensure environments read correctly in camera.

Skills

Camera projection fundamentals

Matte painting craft

Houdini basics

Reference shooting

Painting from imagination

Tools

Nuke

Houdini

Maya

Photoshop

Job description

CG Lounge is seeking an Environment Artist to help craft expansive virtual worlds through matte painting, 3D integration, and world-scale asset management. You will shadow seniors, prepare reference libraries, and learn what scale truly means when the set spans kilometers.

Starting from junior levels, you will advance through tiers as you master sky replacements, DMP, projection prep, and parallax-safe layouts.