Senior Environment Artist

Introduction

We are currently looking for Senior Environment Artist t to join our exciting and diverse team!

About Ape Squared

Ape Squared Creative (Ape²) is a highly imaginative creative studio inspired through storytelling and visual excellence in a digital world. Our teams include some of the talents behind the 2018 award-winning Netflix hit film Next Gen and have years of experience working in the film and animation industry. As a creative hub, we dive head first into unique entertainment media such as animation, gaming and wherever our ideas take us!

Who are we looking for?

Ape² is looking for a dynamic and experienced Environment Artist who will be responsible for the creation of high-quality, large scale and immersive terrains/atmospheres for our Above.Land gaming project. Your primary objective: captivate, excite and impress players with original and bold realistic environments! As a Senior Environment Artist, you will actively support the Level Design department by bringing greyboxed environments to life through the crafting of various assets while remaining conscious of polygon limits, draw calls and fill rate. As a world builder, you also excel at modelling, texturing, lighting, optimization and level design and will report to the Environment Lead. Our ideal candidate is a great communicator, team player, and proactive problem solver. You are a contributor of ideas and collaborator across discipline lines providing recognized expertise. If you are seeking to be a part of an exciting project and diverse, inclusive team-based environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Work with the Art & Cinematics and Level Design departments to deliver final, surfaced assets by their expected due date.

• Design and implement artwork directly within Unreal Engine 5.

• Use Unreal Engine 5 terrain tools to assemble large scale terrains.

• Place final meshes, FX and lighting sources accordingly for the best visual result possible.

• Optimize, combine and atlas textures and meshes to ensure good performance.

• Work closely with the Environment Lead to create an exceptional overall user experience throughout each level and dungeon of the Above.Land game.

• Provide advice and guidance on the building of the Above.Land world by documenting your work on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Game Development experience and creating fully realized 3D environments.

• A minimum of 2 AAA projects shipped on Console / PC.

• Expert knowledge of Game Environment development processes, from sculpting to retopo, baking, UVs, texturing...

• Strong foundation in ZBrush/Mudbox, Quixel/Substance Painter and Photoshop.

• A thorough understanding of Blender. Bonus points if you can handle 3D Studio Max or Maya too.

• Strong experience using the Unreal Engine Material editor and Authoring Materials.

• Strong experience in designing and lighting interior/exterior spaces within Unreal Engine.

• Experience creating Physically Based textures and materials.

• Experience creating assets in Unreal Engine 4/5 as well as importing and managing assets.

• Experience with optimization techniques such as mesh merging and creation of texture atlases to reduce draw calls.

• Self-motivation, good communications skills, and a great team-player attitude.

What we offer

• Competitive Salary

• Competitive health and dental benefits

• Great company culture, with a team that is very technically proficient, highly motivated & excited to work on projects that will change the industry

Above.Land is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that celebrates the diversity of its employees.  We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender identity, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation upon request for candidates taking part in the recruitment process.

We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.