Senior Material Artist – AAA Games – Remote UK, Onsite, Hybrid

OPMs client is looking for a Senior Material Artist to join their growing team and create materials for in-game use, solve production challenges with creative solutions, design photorealistic, game-ready, physically based materials to project specifications, and build and maintain an internal PBR material library.

The successful candidate will have proficiency at sculpting surface details and controlling shader features for a wide variety of material types. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Extensive professional game development experience as an artist / material artist. 
• Shipped multiple titles with at least one deemed AAA. 
• Strong understanding of physically based material workflows and shaders. 
• Expert knowledge of Substance Designer and Painter workflows. 
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and high-resolution texture baking. 
• Experience optimizing games for performance and memory. 
• An impressive portfolio of photorealistic materials for games. 
• Proficiency at sculpting surface details and controlling shader features for a wide variety of material types. 
• Ability to unwrap UVs for texturing meshes and lightmaps. 
• A collaborative, creative and process driven approach 
• A strong understanding of current game technology and future ambitions 
• Excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create photorealistic, game-ready, physically based materials to project specifications. 
• Build and maintain internal PBR material library.  
• Assist with maintaining technical, consistency and quality standards for materials. 
• Collaborate with production artists on creating materials for in-game use. 
• Create organized material workflows in Substance Designer and Painter. 
• Problem solve production challenges with creative solutions. 
• Document production workflows and mentor production artists. 
• Evaluate scope estimates to ensure material assets are in line with project schedules. 
• Work with Environment and Lighting Leads to revise and respond based on feedback for both aesthetic and functional purposes. 

DESIRED:

• Photogrammetry experience 
• A passion for storytelling  
• Skills and experience in cinematography / photography / Film or TV 

BENEFITS:

• 25 days annual leave plus discretionary 3 days extra for Christmas & National UK Bank Holidays
• Project completion bonus & Christmas bonus
• Travel card or parking ticket loan
• Flexible full-time and remote working options
• Company pension contribution (consistently above statutory level)
• Local Gym membership
• Flexitime: Core working hours of 10 am to 4pm

And many more!

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call us directly today on +44 (0) 1206 214413!