Remote Principal Environment Artist

Summary

Join our team at 1047 Games, a permanently remote company working on a brand new shooter in the Splitgate universe. We're looking for a passionate artist with experience in the video game industry to lead environment content creation and support less experienced members of the team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in the video game industry and at least two shipped AAA titles
• Expertise with hardsurface modeling
• Proficiency with at least two leading DCC packages
• Familiarity with Blender (proficiency desired)
• Good knowledge of composition, color theory and lighting
• Knowledge of physically based rendering (PBR)
• Experience with procedural content creation packages (Substance, Houdini, World Machine) is a plus
• Basic knowledge about Level Design is a plus
• Creativity and an excellent eye for detail
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Self-planning and organization
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Fluent English

Responsibilities

• Lead environment content creation and provide support to less experienced members of the team
• Help maintain consistency with modeling standards and best practices alongside environment leads
• Lead content development on hero assets and key areas on levels
• Work closely with environment concept artists (and art director) and level designers to balance between gameplay and visual targets
• Work closely with animation, lighting, audio, and vfx teams to ensure levels are polished in all aspects
• Help ensure visual cohesion and quality of levels is consistently implemented and performant
• Work with producers to breakdown work and provide realistic estimates
• Lead level art reviews and provide timely feedback
• Develop new production techniques and explore new technology
• Help establish and maintain best practices, quality bar, pipelines, tools, and processes for the team
• Ensure map assets are built efficiently to a high technical standard
• Identify risks, production issues, dependencies, and scoping concerns