Lead VR Environment Artist - Remote, High-Impact Worlds

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 1,488,000 - 2,149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Bonuses and competitive salary

Cutting-edge VR projects

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead VR Environment Artist to spearhead the creation of high-fidelity virtual worlds for immersive VR experiences. This fully remote role lets you define artistic direction, set the environment style, and guide a team of artists to deliver visually stunning, performance-conscious scenes.

You will mentor artists, collaborate with designers and engineers, optimize assets for VR rendering, and contribute to pipelines and concept art.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience creating VR-ready 3D environments.
• Experience leading art teams or projects.
• Strong portfolio in games or VR environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of high-fidelity VR environments for VR applications.
• Establish and maintain the art style and quality bar for all environmental assets.
• Mentor and guide a team of environment artists, providing constructive feedback and fostering artistic growth.
• Collaborate with designers, programmers, and producers to ensure environments meet gameplay and technical requirements.
• Optimize assets and scenes for performance within VR constraints, ensuring smooth frame rates and rendering.
• Develop and implement efficient art pipelines and workflows.
• Create concept art, mood boards, and style guides to communicate the artistic vision.
• Conduct art reviews and provide actionable feedback to the team.

Skills

VR environment art

Leadership

Team mentorship

Real-time performance

Portfolio: environments

Collaboration

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

Substance Painter

ZBrush

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead VR Environment Artist to spearhead the creation of high-fidelity virtual worlds for immersive VR experiences. This fully remote role lets you define artistic direction, set the environment style, and guide a team of artists to deliver visually stunning, performance-conscious scenes.

You will mentor artists, collaborate with designers and engineers, optimize assets for VR rendering, and contribute to pipelines and concept art.