Senior 3D Environment Artist

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Environment Art • $135,700 PA - $188,700 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior 3D Environment Artist on the Research & Development team, you will create visually compelling environments by channeling your knowledge of concepting, modeling, and texturing. You will build optimized environments that enhance the game's purpose and mood, working within design and technical constraints. Your expertise in structure, form, shape language, and design will help build new worlds for players. You will also mentor team members to improve quality and knowledge. Responsibilities include prototyping assets, guiding the look and feel of environment assets, influencing asset creation pipelines with optimized low poly asset creation, working with various materials and lighting technologies, interpreting concept designs, communicating with other disciplines, mentoring team members, and finding creative solutions.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience as a 3D Environment Artist
  • Professional experience in stylized art styles
  • Professional experience in Maya, Photoshop, and Z-Brush
  • Professional experience in Unreal
Good to have:
  • Strong understanding of Substance and PBR workflows
  • Experience in Substance Painter / Designer
  • Experience in Houdini
Perks:
  • Open paid time off policy
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability

Job Details

As part of the Environment Art team, you will channel your knowledge of concepting, modeling, and texturing to help tell stories through visually compelling environments. Working within both design and technical constraints you will build optimized environments that enhance the purpose and mood of the game. Your craft expertise and eye for structure, form, shape language, and design will help build fantastic new worlds for our players to explore. As a senior member of the team, you will help mentor your fellow team members to raise the quality bar and game developer knowledge.

As a Senior 3D Environment Artist on the Research & Development team, you will report to the Art Director and help create the handcrafted visual style of the project and provide visual clarity through your environment assets. You will find the right balance between creating a beautiful world and its gameplay. You will also oversee the environment's creation including modeling, sculpting, texturing, and lighting.

Responsibilities:

  • Rapidly prototype a wide range of assets for quick playtest iteration
  • Help guide the look and feel of 3D environment assets ranging from hard surface structures to organic foliage
  • Influence asset creation pipeline with your understanding of optimized low poly asset creation such as modular kits to take into account efficiency, speed, and cross dependencies
  • Work with various materials from hand painted diffuse to PBR workflows
  • Light environments using modern technologies
  • Interpret and push concept designs to the next level while taking into account technical and design constraints such as draw calls, poly counts, texture memory limits, and gameplay boundaries
  • Communicate with various other disciplines to ensure all assets are performant
  • Guide and mentor members of the team
  • Ability to work through ambiguous problems
  • Working closely with design and engineering to find creative solutions that put the player first
  • Ability to function as an experience/feature lead

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years experience as a 3D Environment Artist
  • Professional experience working in stylized art styles
  • Professional experience working in Maya, Photoshop, and Z-Brush
  • Professional experience working in Unreal

Desired Qualifications:

  • Strong understanding of Substance and PBR workflows
  • Experience in Substance Painter / Designer
  • Experience in Houdini

When submitting your application, please provide a portfolio of your high-quality environment art - including stylized artwork. And as a part of the application process, you may also be asked to complete an art test.

 

 

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 

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