Senior Environment Artist

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!  

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. 

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Senior Environment Artist to help drive the visual quality of an exciting unannounced title. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team behind the Sniper Elite series and fresh off the success of Atomfall, our biggest launch to date. 

In this senior role, you’ll take ownership of environment art creation, crafting visually compelling scenes that not only push our aesthetic standards but also enrich the player experience. You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality assets, ensuring they meet both the technical requirements and the project's artistic vision. 

As a key member of the Environment Art team, your experience will help shape the visual identity of a major new project. You’ll also collaborate closely across disciplines, contributing to a creative and supportive development culture. 

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment.

Responsibilities: 

• Planning and building entire levels together with level design, with consideration of visual storytelling and memorable aesthetics.
• Create functional assets which can be shared across the project in respect of the technical and artistic constraints.  

• Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders to confirm task direction and consistency of own work.  

• Ensure the technical and artistic quality of the project by collaborating with Technical Artists and the Environment Art Team, and make changes when necessary
• Support the Lead Artist in any ad hoc tasks and duties.  

• Be an active mentor and role model for the Environment Art team. Work to maintain morale and create an atmosphere of creativity and enthusiasm.  

• Expert knowledge 3d software such as 3D Studio Max, Maya and Blender.  

• Excellent knowledge 3D sculpting packages such as Zbrush or Mudbox.  

• An understanding of modelling processes hi-res sculpting, baking textures and material/shader setup in a real-time render engine.  

• Good knowledge of PRB material pipeline/substance.  

• An understanding of composition and visual story telling.  

• Good knowledge of the video game development process.  

• Experience of training and mentoring other artists.  

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:  

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days) 

• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision 

• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover 

• Enhanced Family Leave  

• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans 

• Enhanced Pension Scheme 

• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support  

• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!  

Life at Our Oxford HQ 

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. 

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio. 

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable! 

Inside Rebellion 

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. 

Find out more about us here 

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. 

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products. 

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers 

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