Senior Materials Artist - Unannounced Game

Team Name:

Unannounced Project

Job Title:

Senior Materials Artist - Unannounced Game

Requisition ID:

R024141

Job Description:

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

As the Senior Materials Artist, you will work closely with the Art Leaders and Directors to develop the material pipeline as well as the material library to be used across both character and environment assets. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality material work through artistic and technical knowledge across a variety of content types. As a versatile artist and developer, you will educate and mentor others to maintain PBR standards while creating visually appealing results.

Responsibilities

• Use bleeding edge techniques to create and integrate a variety of material work for natural environments, architecture, and characters.
• Maintain PBR authoring standards, conveying those guidelines to the team around you.
• Coordinating with art leads, design, and production to help plan and accomplish the strategic goals of the material team.
• Be an active participant in team discussions, critiques, and reviews to ensure timely completion of material work on style and at the desired quality bar.
• Set the standards and best practices for the material team to ensure texture libraries are organized, optimal and efficient.
• Remain current on industry trends including advancement in commercial game engines and workflow efficiencies.
• Partner with other artists, designers, and engineers. We build our games collaboratively.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience.
• Proven Experience, having shipped a major title in a relevant role.
• Substance Designer and Painter expertise.
• Experience working with AAA game engines with a strong understanding of implementation and integration into the pipeline.
• Expert understanding of Material creation including strong proficiency in industry-standard workflows and bleeding edge techniques.
• Experience solving complex pipeline problems and collaborating with engineers and tech artists.
• A team-oriented approach to your work, understanding the importance of collaboration, and partnering with all departments.
• Self-motivated and detail conscious approach to work.

Extra Points

• Your work experience is in the AAA space
• You have a passion for photography or reference gathering.
• You consume a ton of games, movies, animation, or other creative things.
• Experience working through early development R&D phases of a project is a plus.
• Solid understanding of game art creation outside of material work (e.g. Concept, Lighting, 3D Art, Rendering).

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.