Remote Lead 3D Environment Artist - Virtual Production

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Híbrido; ZAR 900.000 - 1.200.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work from anywhere

Competitive salary package

Career development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 seeks a Remote Lead 3D Environment Artist to guide a global team in creating compelling virtual sets for film, TV, and interactive projects. You will steer pipelines and art direction, ensuring consistency and technical excellence across projects.

You contribute hands-on when required and stay ahead of real-time rendering trends, driving high-quality environments from a remote studio.

Formación

• Extensive experience as a 3D Environment Artist with at least 3 years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Real-time rendering and virtual production experience (Unreal Engine, Unity).
• Expertise in 3D modeling, texturing, and look development (Maya, Blender, Substance, ZBrush).
• Strong leadership with ability to inspire and manage a remote team.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for a remote setup.
• Strong portfolio showing real-time 3D environment art.
• Familiarity with photogrammetry and procedural content generation is a plus.
• Self-motivated with good time management for remote work.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor a remote team of 3D environment artists.
• Oversee high-fidelity environment creation with artistic and technical quality.
• Develop workflows and pipelines for asset creation and integration into virtual production.
• Collaborate with directors and supervisors to define visual direction.
• Set and maintain standards for modeling, texturing, lighting.
• Review work and provide constructive feedback to the team.
• Stay ahead of trends in real-time rendering and virtual production.
• Manage timelines and deliverables for the environment team.
• Contribute as hands-on artist when needed.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Real-time rendering

Remote team management

Art direction

Communication

Portfolio review

Photogrammetry (plus)

Time management

Herramientas

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

Blender

Substance Suite

ZBrush

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 seeks a Remote Lead 3D Environment Artist to guide a global team in creating compelling virtual sets for film, TV, and interactive projects. You will steer pipelines and art direction, ensuring consistency and technical excellence across projects.

You contribute hands-on when required and stay ahead of real-time rendering trends, driving high-quality environments from a remote studio.