[Hiring] Principal Environment Artist @IllFonic

Role Description

IllFonic is seeking an experienced Principal Environment Artist to join our team for an exciting new title. We are looking for an artist with a strong vision and technical expertise in creating high-quality props, textures, and visually compelling 3D environments to join our creative game studio.

Responsibilities

• Creating high-quality 3D art from concept and design ideas
• Create props, architecture, and terrain models, as well as textures and materials
• Collaborate with the team to design and layout gameplay spaces
• Work with white-box levels all the way through final set dressing and lighting
• Help drive the artistic vision for the game
• Assist in establishing pipelines for increasing art efficiency
• Help set and maintain a high-quality bar for the game
• Assist in scoping work for on-time milestone deliveries
• Mentor other art team members

Qualifications

• Portfolio of work demonstrating strong proficiency as an Environment Artist
• Experience shipping multiple titles using Unreal Engine
• Skilled in creating and understanding PBR materials
• Experience with multiplayer games and/or shooters
• Experience with Substance painter, Substance Designer, or/and Quixel Suite
• 7+ years of professional experience developing high-quality game titles
• Strong sense of level design, scale, and gameplay flow
• Passion for playing and creating games
• Self-driven with strong communication skills
• Proven experience mentoring and teaching other artists
• Proven experience tackling challenges and problem solving with a strong sense of ownership
• Proven experience working closely with many other disciplines as well as being a team player
• Advanced understanding of lighting, composition, and set dressing
• Advanced understanding of Maya/Max, Photoshop, ZBrush
• Advanced understanding of current game art pipelines and methodologies