Senior Environment Artist – London (UK) – Games

Senior Environment Artist – London (UK) – AAA Games

Job Title: Senior Environment Artist

Location: London & South East

Salary: Highly competitive

Job Type: Permanent

OPM is pleased to be collaborating with a AAA console games developer in London on their recruitment for a Senior Environment Artist who is ready for the challenge of producing an AAA title on the next generation platforms.

Requirements:

• Experience in creating and using assets in level creation tools such as Unreal Engine 4.
• At least 1 published AAA game title on current gen platforms.
• Demonstrable understanding of baking textures, processing maps and physically based

shading using Substance Designer/Painter or Quixel Suite.

• Expert use of 3DS Max and a good foundation in Photoshop.
• Experience of the full asset pipeline including optimising and profiling.
• Proficient in 3d sculpting, preferably using Zbrush.
• Strong Portfolio with examples of:

o Levels and environments created in Unreal Engine 4 or equivalent

o High-resolution modelling in Max and/or Z-brush with textures created in Substance

Designer/Painter or Quixel Suite to game engine ready standards.

• Strong knowledge of PBR shading in current gen games. Must know how light and materials

behave in the real world and how this applies in game.

• Have a keen eye for level design and a strong ability to communicate ideas and collaborate
• with a design team.

Demonstrate a strong ability to work well with other artistic departments to drive a vision

• forward independently without lead supervision.
• Be pro-active and have a constant desire to improve and help non-senior art team members

of staff improve their skill sets.

Responsibilities:

• Create industry leading environments and assets that creatively and technically raise the
• project’s visual bar.
• Be comfortable communicating across teams and departments in a friendly and open
• Be proactive and pre-empt dependency issues across teams before they happen.
• Fully understand the project tool chain / game engine and confidently report issues &
• Continue to develop the skills of yourself and those around you to maintain a world class
• Ability to take ownership and drive key areas of the artistic style.

In return my client offer benefits that include:

• Private family medical care
• Private dental care
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme Long-service holiday reward
• World class training speakers hosted on-site
• Monthly team meals/outings
• Quarterly salary adjustment reviews
• Subsidised gym
• Childcare Vouchers Scheme
• National Rail Season Ticket Travel Loan
• Overseas Relocation Support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Seasonal Flu Jab

Is this you? Then please send a portfolio demonstrating your skills with a CV or call Claire on +44 (0) 1206 214413

The salary bracket is approximate and is no guarantee of the income on offer.  Salary and benefits will be discussed with candidates at interview with the company and are individually negotiated by OPM.

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