[Hiring] Senior Environment Artist @Brightrock Games

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Environment Artist to join the team working on Kaiju Cleanup for a 12-month contract. You will be joining a highly passionate team of developers, helping us push and blend the boundaries of traditional game genres. As a Senior Environment Artist, you will be responsible for shaping the visual identity of our worlds, translating high-level design concepts into immersive, readable, and technically sound 3D environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the Environment Art:
  • Direct the visual style, quality bar, and reference standards for all levels within Kaiju Cleanup.
  • Provide guidance to the art team on best practices for environment workflows, including modularity and trim sheets and procedural generation techniques.
  • Review the environment asset list and sign off on finished environment work before it's considered complete.
• Build the Levels:
  • Model and texture a wide range of assets, from modular building kits to unique "hero" props.
  • Create, set-dress, and polish high-quality 3D environments that support gameplay and hold up within tight performance constraints.
  • Work within Unity to set up materials, develop prototype block-outs, and implement final art assets.
  • Embed Kaiju into environments, working closely with Character Art and Design to solve concept and technical issues.
  • Ensure a path of destruction is modeled that fits the storytelling.
  • Work with the VFX and Lighting team to bring environments to life, ensuring lighting fits the visual direction.
• Liaise for the Environment Art Team:
  • Work with the Design team to ensure environments are functional for gameplay mechanics and UI requirements.
  • Ensure Kaiju related gameplay isn’t hindered by the environment.
  • Collaborate with the Production team to set environment art priorities based on production schedules.
  • Raise blockers to production as needed.
  • Work with the Technical team to ensure environments are performant and optimisations are factored into the overall visual direction.

Qualifications

• Senior Level Experience: Portfolio demonstrating high-quality environment work on at least one shipped title on PC/Console.
• 3D Mastery: Expert proficiency in industry-standard tools like Blender or 3ds Max.
• Texturing Expertise: Deep understanding of PBR workflows (Substance Suite preferred).
• Unity Native: Extensive experience working directly within Unity, including Prefab management, ProBuilder (or similar), and the Universal Render Pipeline (URP) or ability to quickly learn if experience has mostly been in Unreal.
• Artistic Eye: Strong grasp of composition, colour theory, and lighting to guide the player’s eye within complex scenes.
• Indie Spirit: Passion for working in a small indie games development team, where collaboration matters more than titles.

Nice to have

• Performance Optimization: Experience managing draw calls, LODs, and texture atlasing to keep our games running smoothly.
• Technical Art Skills: Ability to tweak lighting within Unity to help deliver the scene.
• Procedural General Skills: Ability to use tools like Houdini to speed up environment art creation.

Requirements

Please Note: This is a 12-month contract, remote-working position, open to anyone within the UK & Europe.