Senior Artist

2 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Artist will play a key role in creating visually appealing game content that enhances the gaming experience. They will guide the art team in creating complex game art, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring a cohesive visual identity. Responsibilities include managing team progress, optimizing asset creation, supporting planning and delivery of art content, mentoring, and staying updated with industry trends. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills, a solid work ethic, and a passion for 3D art. They will also need to keep an enthusiastic attitude and support the team. This role requires a high level of understanding of game art content creation and the ability to create high-quality artwork.
Must have:
  • Professional experience in a senior artistic role.
  • Expertise in Unreal Engine content creation.
  • Proficiency in industry-standard software such as Blender.
  • Strong understanding of art fundamentals.
Good to have:
  • Shipped at least one title in a Senior position.
  • Solid 2D art skills.
  • Skills in adjacent areas such as Niagara, Blueprint.
Perks:
  • Private healthcare.
  • Additional time off over the Christmas period.
  • Bonus scheme.
  • Team outings and events.
  • Summer BBQ + Festive party.

Job Details

UK Remote or West Midlands Based – Birmingham/Worcestershire Area 

Please Note: We welcome applicants that prefer to work from home, so please get in touch!  

Role and Purpose:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to play a central role in crafting visually stunning and immersive game content that captivates players’ imaginations and enhances their gaming experience. You’ll be an enthusiastic and self-motivated team member who has a passion for 3D art and making excellent game content. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, solid work ethic and a positive, supportive attitude.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with and guide the Art team in creating complex and captivating game art, including environments and props, hard-surface and organic.
  • Communicate and collaborate with Art and Design Leads as well as your Art team to establish and uphold the quality bar of the game’s artwork, ensuring a consistent and cohesive visual identity.
  • Help manage the day-to-day progress of the team and ensure compliance with project specific update/feedback/production processes.
  • Build upon and champion best pipeline practices for asset creation, optimization, and performance, ensuring artwork meets visual quality standards and runs smoothly across target platforms.
  • Working with the Production team to support the planning and delivery of art content.
  • Lead by example, keeping an enthusiastic attitude for the project whilst motivating and supporting a diverse team of artists.
  • Participate in staff interviews, onboarding, mentorship programs and performance reviews, fostering skill development and artistic growth.
  • Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and artistic techniques to continually push the boundaries of game art and contribute fresh ideas to the team.

Requirements:

  • Professional experience in a senior artistic role for video games, with a proven track record of creating high-quality and engaging 3D artwork.
  • High level of understanding of game art content creation for Unreal Engine, including the full modelling, texturing, material, and lighting authoring process.
  • Highly proficient in relevant industry-standard software such as Blender, Photoshop, Substance, ZBrush or equivalents.
  • A creative eye and care for art direction in your own work and the work of your team.
  • Excellent understanding of art fundamentals, including composition, colour theory, form, structure, and lighting, to create compelling artwork.
  • An understanding of design theory, including composition, framing, and general game feel.
  • Strong support-focused interpersonal skills, able to communicate, collaborate and mentor effectively.
  • Able to manage your time effectively, delegating and prioritising based on project need.
  • A passion for gaming and a commitment to delivering visually stunning and captivating gaming experiences.

Desirable Skills:

  • Shipped at least one title in a Senior position, within a relevant game art production pipeline.
  • Solid 2D art skills, including the ability to create concept art and paint-overs to guide development.
  • Skills in any adjacent areas such as Niagara, Blueprint, Concept Art, Character Art, Animation, Level Design etc.
  • Experience creating high fidelity, realistic foliage using SpeedTree or similar pipelines.

Portfolio

Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.

Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com

What We Offer

Based just outside Birmingham, Flix offers a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio. The team is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development.

We also offer the following:

  • Private healthcare.
  • Additional time off over the Christmas period on top of standard holidays.
  • Bonus scheme.
  • Team outings and events.
  • Summer BBQ + Festive party.

If you have the drive and skills for making games and think you have what it takes to work within our team then we’d love to hear from you.

For more information visit our site – Flix Interactive

Alternatively, call our recruitment team on – 01527 958 177

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Flix started in 2012 with a few developers in a house near the small town of Barnt Green. We are now 100+ developers based just outside of Birmingham and full-time working from home! Thanks to the great team we have here at Flix the studio has developed a culture of supportive growth that reflects the passion and determination to create incredible games.

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