Environment Artist

8 Months ago • All levels • Environment Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Environment Artist needed for creating 3D background models for games. Responsibilities include modeling game backgrounds using software like Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, and ZBrush. Experience in game development is preferred, but new graduates are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will have skills in physics-based rendering, level design, pipeline/workflow construction, and experience with tools like Houdini, Substance Designer, and Substance Painter. The position is full-time in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (near Shinagawa Station), offering a discretionary labor system with a standard 10:00 am start time. Salary is based on experience with a performance incentive system in place. Benefits include various insurance, transportation expenses, annual salary revision, medical checkups, telework availability, and more.
Must have:
  • 3D background modeling experience (Maya, 3ds Max, Blender)
  • Sculpting experience (ZBrush)
  • At least one completed game as environment artist
Good to have:
  • Physics-based rendering
  • Level design experience
  • Pipeline/workflow experience
  • Houdini, Substance Designer, Substance Painter experience
  • Dynamics and set-up in background gimmicks
  • Experience in external ordering
Perks:
  • Various insurance
  • Transportation expenses
  • Salary revision (once a year)
  • Medical checkups
  • Telework available
  • Congratulatory and condolence allowances
  • Corporate defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees)
  • Incentives (full-time employees)

Job Details

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Work duties

  • Creating 3D background models

Eligibility

  • Those who have practical experience in creating background models for games using Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, etc.
  • Those who have practical experience in sculpting using ZBrush etc.
  • Game completion experience for at least one title as an environment artist

For new graduates, there is no need to meet all of the eligibility requirements. 
For those with no experience in the industry, it is not necessary to meet all of the eligibility requirements, but please appeal mainly with your abilities to compensate for this. 

Desirable experiences, etc. (not required)

  • Production experience in physics-based rendering environments
  • Practical experience in level design on a game engine
  • Experience in constructing the pipeline and workflow for background production
  • Experience in background production using procedures such as Houdini and Substance Designer
  • Practical experience of using Substance Painter
  • Experience with dynamics and set-up in background gimmicks
  • Experience in external ordering

Documents to be submitted

  • Resume (with photo)
  • Work history
    • Please specify the tools you are good at using and the number of years you have used them in practice. 
    • Please specify all of the game titles you have been involved in the past and the details of your duties. 
    • Please list the game or video titles that you feel are expressed the most wonderfully at the moment in your job. Also, state the reason for this briefly. 
    • List one of the latest technology trends related to your job that has attracted your attention. Also, state the reason for this briefly. 
    • Briefly specify the game titles you had the most fun playing recently and why. 

Projects

  • Please submit them in a way that is easy to appeal to your abilities. However, you may only submit digital data that can be viewed on Windows. 

 

[EMPLOYMENT STATUS] Full-time employee, Contract worker
 

[LOCATION] Minato-ku Tokyo Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station)
 

[WORK HOURS] Discretionary Labor System
Standard work hour starts at 10:00 am. Exact work hours are left to individual discretion.
 

[SALARY] Annual salary, performance incentive system in place
We will take into consideration your past experiences and abilities and match them to our company regulations.
 

[BENEFITS] Various insurance, transportation expenses, salary revision (once a year), medical checkups, telework available, congratulatory and condolence allowances, corporate defined contribution pension plan (for full-time employees only), incentives (for full-time employees only)
 

[TIME-OFF] Five-day work week (2 days off, Saturday and Sunday), official holidays, summer vacation, end-of-year/New Year, paid vacation, congratulatory/bereavement leave

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