Lead Environment Artist
Job Summary
Job Description
Virtuos' Black Shamrock studio seeks a Lead Environment Artist for AAA game projects. Responsibilities include creating realistic 3D environments, optimizing assets, ensuring artistic direction consistency, mentoring junior artists, streamlining production, identifying/solving project risks, collaborating with designers, task management (Jira, Hansoft, Basecamp), and participating in hiring/reviews. The ideal candidate possesses at least 5 years of game industry experience (1+ year in leadership, at least one shipped AAA title), exceptional portfolio, Unreal Engine expertise, modular kit creation skills, and strong communication/leadership skills.
Must have:
- 5+ years game industry experience (1+ year lead role)
- AAA title shipping experience
- Exceptional environment art portfolio
- Unreal Engine expertise
- Modular kit creation skills
- Strong communication & leadership
Good to have:
- ZBrush/Mudbox experience
- Substance Painter/Photoshop expertise
- Procedural workflow experience
Perks:
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Global training & development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Relocation support
15 skills required
Job Details
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PLAY, GROW and WIN
To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator.
At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004.
Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.
At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Black Shamrock is looking for a Lead Environment Artist to be part of our creative team and work on ambitious projects. The ideal candidate has a strong technical understanding of environment asset and level creation, can easily communicate with other disciplines within the development team and is able to take creative direction from the Art Director and Creative Director. Ability to mentor less experienced members of the team and assist with managerial tasks is required.
Responsibilities
- Create exceptional and realistic 3D environments for AAA projects
- Ensure all environments are optimised and built in accordance with the project's technical specifications.
- Review and deliver work in accordance with the project's artistic direction, and ensure unified look and consistent quality across all game environments
- Develop knowledge and expertise within their team while furthering their own performance and skill base.
- Help set up level art best practices and streamline production processes.
- Identify project risks and problems and suggest relevant solutions.
- Provide mentorship, feedback, and training to others on the team.
- Partner with design team to support encounters, narrative elements and objectives.
- Prioritise, plan and organise tasks for themselves and their team in conjunction with the Producer.
- Delegate and assign work to team members using tracking tools such as Jira, Hansoft and Basecamp.
- Assist with interviews and performance reviews.
Qualifications
- A minimum of 5 years of games industry experience with at least 1 year in an art leadership role (shipped at least 1 AAA console title).
- An outstanding portfolio demonstrating your environment work.
- Thorough understanding of the game creation process.
- Expert knowledge and practical experience in game engines, Unreal Engine in particular.
- In-depth experience creating modular kits for buildings and structures.
- Comprehensive understanding of effective asset creation and optimization.
- Expert knowledge in a 3D modeling software such as Maya, 3DSMax and Blender
- Sculpting software such as ZBrush and Mudbox are a bonus.
- Excellent knowledge in material and texture creation such as Substance Painter and Photoshop and a comprehensive understanding of PBR pipelines.
- Previous experience with procedural workflows is beneficial.
- Strong sense of scene composition and visual storytelling, with a strong eye for lighting, colour and detail.
- Passion for pushing the state of the art in asset fidelity and production techniques.
- Be proactive and self-motivated, work without direct supervision.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Leadership, team and people management skills.
- International travel may be required as part of the role.
What we offer
- Being part of one of the largest and fastest-growing game development studios in Ireland
- Dynamic career paths contributing to some of the world’s biggest AAA titles in gaming
- Opportunities to grow in a tight-knit community with a people-oriented culture
- Healthy work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
- Comprehensive company healthcare plan
- Occupational Pension Scheme (including employer contribution)
- Global training and development plans - study support, formal education, international experience, career planning and progression opportunities
- Bank for paid sick leave and wellness leave
- Subsidised leave
- Relocation support
- Taxsaver plans
- Career and international mobility opportunities with Virtuos Internal Mobility Program
- People matter. Diverse opinions and experiences matter. At Virtuos, our talented teams are the cornerstone of our success, and we recognize that fostering and advocating for inclusivity is at the center of what we do best - we make games better, together. Virtuos is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity of thought, expression, culture, and backgrounds.
About Us
Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with over 4,200 employees across 25 offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high- quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide.
About Our Team
Black Shamrock was founded in 2016 and acquired by the Virtuos Group in 2017. The studio is Ireland’s largest PC and console game development studio and provides unique opportunities to work on multiple AAA titles. Our people are as diverse, exciting, creative, and dynamic as the projects that we work on. Black Shamrock is a place for talent to flourish and lifelong industry connections to begin.
Our in-house and full-service capabilities include narrative, game, sound and level design, animation, art, rigging, engineering, and graphics, to name a few areas our skilled team members work on. At Black Shamrock, we take pride in helping put Dublin on the world map as the birthplace of award-winning AAA games.
WHAT WE OFFER
• Being part of one of the largest and fastest-growing game development studios in Ireland
• Dynamic career paths contributing to some of the world’s biggest AAA titles in gaming
• Opportunities to grow in a tight-knit community with a people-oriented culture
• Healthy work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
• Comprehensive company healthcare plan
• Occupational Pension Scheme (including employer contribution)
• Global training and development plans - study support, formal education, international experience, career planning and progression opportunities
• Bank for paid sick leave and wellness leave
• Subsidised leave
• Relocation support
• Taxsaver plans
• Career and international mobility opportunities with Virtuos Internal Mobility Program
People matter. Diverse opinions and experiences matter. At Virtuos, our talented teams are the cornerstone of our success, and we recognize that fostering and advocating for inclusivity is at the center of what we do best - we make games better, together. Virtuos is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity of thought, expression, culture, and backgrounds.
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