Environment Artist (All Levels)

7 Months ago • All levels • 3D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Environment Artist needed for Forza Horizon, creating stunning environments. Must have 3D modeling, texturing, scene composition, and strong PBR knowledge.
Must have:
  • Environment Art
  • 3D Modeling
  • Texturing
  • Scene Composition
Good to have:
  • Procedural Workflows
  • Houdini
  • Photogrammetry
  • Scan Data
Perks:
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Hybrid Work Model

Job Details

Description

Playground Games is looking for an Environment Artist to join our talented Forza Horizon team here in Leamington Spa. 

About us: 

As a premier first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and most of all fun. We are looking to expand our diverse team as we continue driving forward our BAFTA award-winning Forza Horizon franchise.  

ABOUT THE ROLE:  

As an Environment Artist, you will be working with the Environment team to deliver the content required for creating the immersive environment of Forza Horizon. You will be responsible for creating consistently high-quality environment art and raising the bar for content in our game. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders, so communicating effectively is essential.

Our ideal candidate is an extraordinary Environment Artist who is passionate about their craft, skilled in 3d modelling, texturing, and scene composition and has the track record to prove it. 

This role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.   

WHAT YOU'LL DO:  

  • Work closely with Leads, Directors, and multi-disciplinary stakeholders to create visually stunning environments that meet gameplay needs. 
  • You will develop and focus on at least one area of environmental asset creation, such as Hard Surface, Architecture, Geology, Foliage, Terrain, Roads, Composition or Materials. 

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:  

  • Experience in environment art development, demonstrated by an online portfolio. 
  • Expertise in 3D modelling, texturing, and scene composition. 
  • Strong understanding of the use of real-world reference. 
  • Familiarity with industry-standard software like 3ds Max, Zbrush, Substance Suite, and Photoshop. 
  • Strong knowledge of PBR techniques and asset authoring industry standards. 
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Ability to manage tasks, meet deadlines, proactively address work-related issues, and a passion for learning and evolving as a professional. 

DESIRABLE (NOT REQUIRED):  

  • Experience with procedural workflows such as the use of Houdini. Skills in photogrammetry and using scan data in your work. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.  

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity.  We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.   

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members.  It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players.  We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work. 

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on recruitment@playground-games.com 

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About The Company

Playground Games was established in 2010, bringing together some of the most experienced and talented developers from the UK industry, with the vision to create genre-defining titles for a global audience. Since then, we’ve created five critically-acclaimed, award-winning hits; our Horizon games have garnered more than one hundred awards and have been played by many millions of fans. 


Today, Playground has two world-class studios in Leamington Spa. In our original HQ, we continue to support and grow the huge, vibrant Horizon community. In our new studio on the other side of town, we are excited to be developing Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise.

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