Senior Environment Artist

Job Description

• Maintain visual quality and align environments with Art Director’s vision and gameplay needs.
• Build and compose levels in engine using modular kits, PBR materials, and procedural workflows.
• Redesign and optimize assets to meet performance, style, and technical requirements.
• Oversee outsourced content; provide clear feedback and ensure deliverables meet fidelity and optimization standards.
• Identify and resolve issues with scale, LODs, and integration early in production.
• Review assets in-engine, profile for performance, and ensure smooth cross-discipline collaboration.
• Document workflows, support R&D, and contribute to pipeline improvements.
• Mentor junior artists and vendors, promoting best practices in naming, organization, and optimization.
• Participate in reviews, adapt to feedback, and support onboarding and recruitment when needed.
• Understand how environmental design supports gameplay—especially in melee action games.

Qualifications

• A strong portfolio showcasing AAA quality level art done in engine (Unreal, Unity or Proprietary Engine).
• 5+ years environment art experience (2+ in vendor management).
• Excellent knowledge of industry-standard software packages for modeling, high-poly sculpting (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Substance, Photoshop).
• Artistically interpret concepts or creatively push beyond an initial ideation.
• A solid understanding of traditional art skills along with foundational design competencies (shape, form, texture, value and color).
• Mastery of modular workflows.
• Understanding of real-time rendering, PBR, LODs.
• Skilled at balancing art quality and performance in the game engine.
• Advanced knowledge of current level art workflows and practices.
• Ability to adapt, and develop specific art style, techniques and workflows with minimum guidance.
• Ability to manage multiple partners/projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Additional:

• Client expects environment artists to serve as gatekeepers for fidelity + performance, not just asset builders.
• Must be comfortable with LOD creation, optimization strategies, and profiling vendor assets for runtime performance.
• Capable of supporting automation in environment assembly (procedural tools, Houdini HDAs, tessellation workflows).
• Able to bridge legacy PS2/PS3 era levels into modern PBR + modular pipelines, identifying when to rebuild vs re-use.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).
• Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics.
• 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1.
• Paid week off during Winter Holidays.
• 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
• A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.