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Senior Environment Artist

Manticore Games

Manticore Games

San Mateo, CA, USA
Posted on Jun 15, 2024

We are looking for a Senior Environment Artist to help us build a new, immersive multiplayer experience. Do you love partnering with design, tech art, VFX, and audio to build worlds? Do you enjoy end-to-end level development in Unreal? Do you enjoy working on a live product? Then this is the opportunity for you. Our headquarters are located in San Mateo, CA but this role can be fully remote in the U.S or Canada.

Responsibilities:

  • Use your artistic eye to build vibrant game worlds from Art direction.
  • Create both high resolution 3D sculpts and final low polygon game assets.
  • Leverage next-gen PBR material pipelines through Substance Designer for use in a game engine.
  • Iterate on game assets with production artists via prototyping and group critiques.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in game development as an artist specializing in AAA world building and modeling using Maya, 3DS Max or Blender, Photoshop, and Zbrush.
  • Exceptional understanding of next generation asset creation pipelines and tools.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in traditional hard-surface poly modeling techniques.
  • Strong low poly modeling and deep understanding of optimized UVs creation.
  • Mastery of form, shape, structure, and silhouette in regards to world building and modeling.
  • Superior eye for light, shade, color, and detail in creating texture maps.
  • Self-motivated, excellent communication skills, and a great team-player attitude.
  • Level designing via prototyping, whiteboxing, both with and without concept art.
  • Able to work creatively as part of a large or small group.
  • Able to effectively collaborate with game designers and programmers.

Pluses:

  • Experience in creating stylized visual designs.
  • Experience working with Substance Painter and Designer.
  • Experience working with Unreal Engine 5.
  • Experience optimizing assets for PC.
  • Skill in one or more related disciplines – illustration, animation, visual effects, or technical art.
  • Have shipped an AAA PC or console title as a prop or an environment artist.

Perks:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Life/AD&D Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Maternity & Parental Leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Benefits
  • ADP Employee Discount Program
  • Daily Lunch (in office only)
  • Free Snacks & Beverages (in office only)

$80,000/year to $140,000/year

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