Mid to Senior Environment Artist [UE5]

1 Year ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The Environment Artist will be responsible for creating high-quality assets and defining the look and feel of the game 'The Lost Wild'. They will focus on landscapes, vegetation, and architecture, taking ownership of the environment art pipeline. Responsibilities include building environments, set dressing, and working with the team to achieve the artistic vision. They will also need to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet goals within the set scope, schedule, and artistic perspective.
Must have:
  • Strong portfolio with realistic vegetation and architecture.
  • Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.
  • Proactive work ethic, with good communication skills.
  • Experience in Maya/3DS-Max, Z-Brush, Substance Suite & Quixel tools.
Good to have:
  • Environment concepting experience.
  • Examples of strong 2D or fine-art skills.
  • Experience in AAA, AA, or 'Triple-I' studio.
  • Experience with photogrammetry and scanned assets.
  • Excited to be a part of an indie studio.
  • A penchant for survival horror games.
  • Into dinosaurs.
Perks:
  • Four-day (32h) workweek.
  • Work from home or the office.
  • Genuine aversion to crunch.
  • Private health, dental and life insurance.
  • Annual salary reviews.
  • 31 days’ paid holiday.
  • Extra time off for special days/events or emergencies.
  • Fast-growing studio with career advancement.
  • Team meetups (optional).
  • One hour a week of paid exercise and wellness time.
  • Annual allowance for personal and career development courses.
  • Flexible perks package.

Job Details

We welcome applicants from both within and outside the UK. For successful candidates based internationally, we can offer an Employer of Record (EOR) arrangement.


Level/Experience:
 Mid-to senior-level role.

Location: This is a hybrid role, and you have the choice to work remotely from home, or join us in the office in central Brighton.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Environment Artist to join our team, working on our flagship survival horror game, The Lost Wild. You'll be instrumental in defining the look and feel of our game and support our Environment Art pipeline. You will be working alongside world-class artists, designers and programmers to help bring our unique game world to life.

You'll be taking ownership of Environment Art throughout the whole game, and work closely with our Lead Environment Artist and the rest of the team to achieve our artistic vision for the game world. Your work will entail building stunning atmospheric outdoor and interior environments aiming for a moody hyper-realistic art style.

The Lost Wild features large natural terrains peppered with structural points of interest and indoor spaces. You should possess some level design sensibilities that align with these requirements, understanding how different spaces bleed together to support the wider gameplay and pacing from a design and AI perspective.

What the Job Entails

  • Creating high-quality assets for key locations within the game.

  • Heavily focused on landscapes, vegetation, and destroyed & overgrown architecture.

  • Taking block-outs from level design to final environments.

  • Set dressing and story-telling through environment art.

  • Building modular kits for rapid iteration of building structures.

  • Taking ownership of the environment art pipeline and working closely alongside our Art Director, 3D Artists, and Level Designers.

  • Working with Tech-Art to work on materials and optimisation for all assets used in the game.

  • Have a strong sense of time management and prioritisation. They will work alongside the production team to ensure that set goals are achieved within the specified scope, schedule, and artistic perspective.

Requirements

  • Strong portfolio demonstrating a keen eye for realistic vegetation, organics, and ruined architecture.

  • Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.

  • A self-sufficient and proactive work ethic, with great verbal and written communication skills.

  • Strong working experience in Maya/3DS-Max, Z-Brush, Substance Suite & or Quixel tools.

Plusses

  • Environment concepting experience.

  • Examples of strong 2D or fine-art skills

  • Worked on either a AAA, AA, or ‘Triple-I’ studio.

  • Experience with photogrammetry and using scanned assets in a production pipeline.

  • Excited to be a part of an indie studio with big ambitions!

  • A penchant for survival horror games.

  • Into dinosaurs.

Benefits

  • A four-day (32h) workweek as standard.

  • Work from home or the office – it's up to you.

  • A genuine, company-wide aversion to crunch.

  • Private health, dental and life insurance via Vitality.

  • Annual salary reviews.

  • 31 days’ paid holiday during each holiday year, including all bank holiday entitlements plus your birthday.

  • Extra time off for special days/events or emergencies. No questions asked.

  • Fast-growing studio with good potential for career advancement.

  • Team meetups (always optional) a few times a year.

  • One hour a week of paid exercise and wellness time.

  • Annual allowance for personal and career development courses.

  • A flexible perks package – spend points on whatever you want.

If you feel you have something to offer this role, even if you don’t think you qualify for all the above, please still apply. We are an inclusive employer and if you have potential, talent and a great work ethic, we want to hear from you. 🙏

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About The Company

We make cinematic, highly polished single-player games alongside one of the best indie publishers in the business, Annapurna Interactive. It's a wildly exciting time for our studio and we'd love for you to join us on the journey of developing our flagship title, The Lost Wild.

Brighton And Hove, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

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