Senior Environment Artist

Your mission

We are Vertigo Games, developers and publishers of top-end VR titles like Metro Awakening, Arizona Sunshine, After the Fall and The 7th Guest. Our studio has started development of our next VR game, following Metro Awakening, and we are looking to recruit a Senior Environment Artist who can aid us in our mission.

Are you looking for a studio that celebrates creativity and sets the bar in immersive entertainment? Then we should meet!

Please note that we can unfortunately only consider applicants that have a valid EU working permit or are EU citizens**.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with the environment lead to ensure consistency in quality and style in the environment art.
• Closely co-operates with level designers in crafting a detailed world that supports immersion and the player experience.
• Creates and integrates environment art assets into the game engine, from functional block-out to final polish (fully dressed with props, dynamic assets and lighting).
• Identifies potential performance bottlenecks, addressing them ahead of time and when they crop up.
• Mentors more junior artists in industry best practices and personal creative growth.
• Co-ordinates with lead and production to maintain a clear and consistent view on planning.

Your profile

• Experience as an environment artist or closely related role in game development typically gained over 4+ years.
• Experience in building worlds in engine (Unreal Engine preferred). Including lighting, time of day, fog/skyboxes, palette control, and post process effects.
• Understanding of modularity and environment systems used in fast, iterative, and efficient production.
• Experience and understanding of content creation in industry standard software (Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Substance) and optimization.
• Strong traditional art fundamentals, e.g. the function of form, color, proportions, and shape.

Bonus points for

• Experience with mobile and/or VR development.
• Ability to create materials (Unreal, HLSL) and scripting (Unreal Blueprint, MEL, Python).
• Experience with 3rd party tools which can increase the quality and efficiency in how we build environments.
• Can create environmental VFX (e.g. shaders, particle systems).

We offer

• A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
• A hybrid working model with three office days per week.
• 26 standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more.
• Free commuting with public transport to and from the office.
• Free pension plan.
• A healthy lunch in our canteen.
• Group activities and Thursday afternoon drinks.
• The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home.
• Whilst working from home we provide all the relevant hardware, budget for a desk and chair and a contribution toward your energy costs.