[Hiring] Senior Environment Artist @Airship

Role Description

As a Senior Environment Artist, you will set the standard for high-level artistry, attitude, and capability within the field. You are thoroughly independent in your craft, able to take on any task with little guidance and deliver best-in-class assets.

• Supported by both department Lead and Principal.
• Offer support and mentorship to other artists.
• Act as interim project lead when needed or provide in-the-trenches support for trainee to mid-level artists.
• Bolster the ranks with ample experience in level art, including:
  • Terrain generation and large-scale landscapes.
  • High fidelity interiors.
  • Performant oriented level kits.
• Possess cinematography and lighting skillsets to bring scenes to life.
• Actualise environment concept art in-engine.
• Interested in progressing to the principal role.
• Portfolio and personality are key attributes.

Qualifications

• A demonstrable portfolio showcasing a range of high-quality environment & level artwork across multiple project types.
• Ability to create large scale landscapes from scratch in Unreal Engine & Unity.
• Good understanding of terrain and foliage tools inside Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience with terrain generation tooling such as Gaea or World Creator.
• Solid grasp of the fundamentals of cinematography including composition, framing, colour & light.
• Proficiency with industry standard tooling and workflows.
• Experience with and understanding of PCG is a bonus.

Requirements

• Adhere to studio art standards, best practices, and quality benchmarks.
• Take direction from internal art leadership on company projects and initiatives.
• Take direction from clients on any external projects or initiatives.
• Actualise environment spaces from scratch with minimal supervision, both interior and exterior.
• Set dress scenes with provided props and assets across a wide array of styles and eras.
• Focus on visual storytelling in your work.
• Understand and work within the performance and optimisation constraints of the project.
• Ensure environments support gameplay through clear visual signposting, traversal readability, and adherence to level design and navigation requirements.
• Distil client briefs down to actionable task lists when required.
• Work with prescribed source control workflows in Perforce or similar.
• Advise improvements to workflows where appropriate.

Mentorship and Development

• Conduct craft-focused 1:1s where required to support artist technical growth.
• Work with your line manager on areas of self-improvement within your current or advancing skillset.