[Hiring] Realistic 3D Material Artist @Room 8 Group

Role Description

As Material Artist, you will work with the Environment & Props team to develop materials that push the realism within the games. You'll help define material and asset workflows, improve existing practices, and build a library of materials to be used by all art disciplines.

• Work closely with leads and art teams to create high-fidelity materials via Substance Designer/Painter.
• Help build and maintain the studio's Substance library of materials & utilities.
• Help build and maintain complex in-engine materials using a proprietary material editor.
• Work with the Art Manager and Production to deliver time estimates for texture/material creation.
• Be proactive and self-motivated, and research new tools and techniques to create more efficient and visually appealing environments.
• Create documentation & tutorials, and requirements for the new pipelines & techniques.
• Collaborate with 3D artists, designers, and other development teams to understand and meet content creator needs of the game.
• Create environment assets and scenes while considering hardware and design limitations and the overall art vision of the project.
• Mentor less experienced members of the team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in AAA game development or credit on at least one AAA title as material artist.
• Portfolio demonstrating a wide variety of tiled and one-to-one materials created using both procedural and 3D sculpted techniques and showing attention to detail, plausibility, and an aesthetic eye.
• Expert skills in Substance Designer/Painter.
• Solid understanding of PBR rendering and the interaction between materials and lighting.
• Experience working with game engines and various real-time rendering software.
• Prior knowledge and experience crafting 3D environment assets and scenes demonstrating:
• Solid understanding of color theory and experience creating balanced colour palettes with strong appeal.
• Good sense of form, volume, structure, and silhouette.
• Strong understanding of composition and balance.
• Solid understanding of efficient low poly mesh techniques.
• Strong UV layout techniques.
• Understanding of Texel density, memory limitations, etc.
• Ability to follow concept/reference and ability to work with a wide range of styles with minimal concept and direction.
• Strong understanding of modular level creation methods.
• Experience with high poly sculpting and modeling software such as Z-Brush & Maya.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong time management, organizational skills, and ability to prioritize tasks/requests in order to meet deadlines.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in AAA game development or credit on at least one AAA title as material artist.
• Portfolio demonstrating a wide variety of tiled and one-to-one materials created using both procedural and 3D sculpted techniques and showing attention to detail, plausibility, and an aesthetic eye.
• Expert skills in Substance Designer/Painter.
• Solid understanding of PBR rendering and the interaction between materials and lighting.
• Experience working with game engines and various real-time rendering software.
• Prior knowledge and experience crafting 3D environment assets and scenes demonstrating:
• Solid understanding of color theory and experience creating balanced colour palettes with strong appeal.
• Good sense of form, volume, structure, and silhouette.
• Strong understanding of composition and balance.
• Solid understanding of efficient low poly mesh techniques.
• Strong UV layout techniques.
• Understanding of Texel density, memory limitations, etc.
• Ability to follow concept/reference and ability to work with a wide range of styles with minimal concept and direction.
• Strong understanding of modular level creation methods.
• Experience with high poly sculpting and modeling software such as Z-Brush & Maya.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong time management, organizational skills, and ability to prioritize tasks/requests in order to meet deadlines.

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