We're a brand new independent game dev studio and we believe the time is right to shake things up in AAA game dev. We're looking to hire the best talent in the industry, regardless of where you live. We have an office in Los Angeles for local folks who choose to use it, but we started the studio with remote work in mind. The office is purely optional, for those who prefer coming to an office on some days.

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Gravity Well is seeking an Environment Artist (Junior to Principal) to join their team and help craft an exciting new game world. The ideal candidate will have a love for stylized painterly asset creation, world building, and attention to detail, embracing critique and sharing techniques. This role involves close collaboration with various disciplines to meet gameplay needs while balancing artistic goals, creating stunning, stylized 3D environments, and bringing game worlds to life through large painterly natural environments, foliages, structures, vehicles, props, textures, and materials.

<p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Gravity Well is looking for an Environment Artist (Junior to Principal) to join our team. Come and help craft this exciting new game world with us! We are looking for an artist with a love for stylized painterly asset creation, world building, attention to details and who is willing to embrace critique, share processes and techniques while maintaining a high level of craft quality. You will work closely with many disciplines across the team in order to help meet the needs for gameplay while balancing artistic goals.</p><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800"><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaborate closely with the Art Team, and Game Designers to create stunning, stylized 3D environments and bring our game worlds to life.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Create large painterly natural environments, foliages, structures, vehicles, props, textures and materials.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Help set the bar for quality environments.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Work with our team to learn different game making processes and bring creative ideas that can push the environments in new ways.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Participate in playtesting and engage with team members in order to enhance the game through collaborative development.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800"><strong>Ideally You’ll Have:</strong></h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">3+ years of experience working in games.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Shipped Games in Unreal Engine 4/5.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience creating large open worlds.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Deep knowledge of either Maya, Blender, 3ds Max. Deep knowledge of Photoshop, Zbrush, Substance, Marmoset and other 2D/3D tools.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience and solid knowledge in Hand painting Textures.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Deep understanding of PBR rules and how to break them.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Deep understanding of forms, shape language, design, light and composition.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Perfect understanding of Retopology, UVs and baking techniques.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">A passion to get out of your comfort zone, improving and learning new techniques and processes.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800"><strong>Bonus Points:</strong></h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Traditional Art knowledge and experience.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Unreal Engine Blueprints and Shaders knowledge.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience in Level Design.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong observation skills and understanding of nature and the world around you.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Able to collaborate and adapt.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with team members located globally.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Willingness to embrace critique and growth.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800"><strong>What You’ll Get:</strong></h3><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">The base pay for this role is:</p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Junior Environment Artist: $80,000 to $100,000 USD per year;</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Environment Artist: $100,000 to $125,000 USD per year;</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Senior Environment Artist: $125,000 to $175,000 USD per year;</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Principal Environment Artist: $175,000 to $200,000 USD per year;</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">(or equivalent in your local currency). We pay fairly across our global team regardless of your location but it will differ based on factors such as experience, qualifications etc.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">In addition to the base pay, we also offer the following:</p><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Profit sharing and company equity to all employees, regardless of location</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Industry leading medical, dental, and vision plans</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Employer sponsored basic life insurance & AD&D</li><li class="leading-relaxed">401k retirement program</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Flexible work hours</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Unlimited PTO and sick time</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Paid parental leave</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Some benefits listed may vary depending on your employee status and location, such as the 401k plan for employees in the United States.</p><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800"><strong>Where You'll Work:</strong></h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Work where you want to work. We have an office in California if you like to come to an office, but most employees work from home across different US time zones and that's totally fine.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">This role requires cross departmental collaboration which means your working hours may have to be adjusted to align with the team in North America.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800"><strong>Misc:</strong></h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">As part of the interview process, we may ask you to take a paid test.</li></ul>

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