Senior Environment Artist - Roads

4 Months ago • 4-8 Years • 3D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Environment Artist specializing in roads at Lighthouse Games, you'll be integral to shaping the game's environment. Your focus will be on designing and implementing realistic and detailed road systems that enhance gameplay and player immersion. Responsibilities include developing various road types (highways, country roads, urban streets), collaborating with level designers and the art director, ensuring seamless environmental integration, optimizing assets for performance, and mentoring junior artists. Your work will directly affect the player's experience while navigating the game world. Experience shipping at least one major title is essential.
Must have:
  • Shipped at least one major title
  • Proficiency in 3D modeling software (Maya, 3DSMax, Blender)
  • Extensive Unreal Engine or Unity experience
  • Strong understanding of road design principles
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with open-world games
  • Understanding of urban design and natural landscapes
  • Strong portfolio showcasing road designs
Perks:
  • 25 Days Holiday + Birthday Day Off
  • Studio Shutdown (Christmas/New Year)
  • Discretionary Bonus Scheme
  • Private Pension Scheme
  • Private Healthcare
  • Health & Well-being Benefits
  • Dental Care
  • Optical treatments
  • Mental Health Support

Job Details

Description

Lighthouse Games is a new AAA studio in Leamington Spa, defined by a pedigree of talent and a serious ambition to build a best-in-class game. When you join us at Lighthouse, you will create the best work of your career in a truly collaborative environment. You will learn from the industry's best while working alongside future greats of the gaming world.

As a Senior Environment Artist focusing on Roads, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our game’s environment, particularly in crafting detailed and realistic road systems that enhance gameplay and player immersion. Working alongside the Art Director and other key stakeholders, your expertise in road design will ensure that our game's landscapes feel authentic and are crafted with precision and attention to detail.

You'll be responsible for developing various road types, from highways and country roads to urban streets, while considering their interaction with the environment and player navigation. Your work will directly impact the player's experience as they traverse the game's world.

Key Duties Include

  • Road Design and Creation: Develop and implement diverse road systems, ensuring each type not only meets aesthetic requirements but also enhances functionality and gameplay.
  • Collaboration with Teams: Collaborate closely with Level Designers and the Art Director to create road designs that are visually cohesive with the game’s world and contribute to seamless gameplay flow.
  • Environment Integration: Ensure that road systems are intricately integrated into the surrounding environment, taking into account natural topology and existing structures to create believable transitions.
  • Optimize Assets: Focus on optimizing road assets for performance while maintaining high visual fidelity, ensuring they meet the game’s technical requirements.
  • Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior artists working on road assets and environmental design, fostering a collaborative and innovative atmosphere.

Requirements

  • Shipped Games: Proven experience in shipping at least one major title.
  • Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency with 3D modeling software (Maya, 3DSMax, Blender) and terrain tools, with a focus on road design and environmental modeling.
  • Game Engine Proficiency: Extensive experience with Unreal Engine or Unity, specifically in creating and integrating road systems, ensuring optimization for performance.
  • Design Fundamentals: Strong understanding of road design principles, including composition, materials, and environmental integration to enhance gameplay and navigation.
  • Team Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with a passion for collaborative work and mentoring, helping drive the vision of the art team forward.

Desirable

  • Experience with Open World Games: Background in creating expansive road networks in large-scale, open-world environments.
  • Aesthetic Awareness: Deep understanding of how roads interact with their environments, including urban design and natural landscapes.
  • Strong Portfolio: A portfolio showcasing a variety of road designs and environmental elements, highlighting your attention to detail and technical prowess.

Benefits

  • 25 Days Holiday, plus 1 day for your birthday
  • Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year
  • Discretionary Bonus Scheme
  • Private Pension Scheme
  • Private Healthcare
  • Health and Well-Being Benefits
  • Dental Care
  • Optical treatments
  • Mental Health Support

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About The Company

Lighthouse is a game development company, and our ambition is to create a studio that embodies what it means to be at the bleeding edge of video game development – a studio that enables developers to create the best work of their career, in an environment that feels truly collaborative.


We are a home for ambitious developers who value collaboration and possess a determination to deliver quality. We want talent to flourish in our state-of-the-art studio and welcome experienced developers with a passion for mentoring. Our studio is a great environment for new talent to grow and develop their careers because they will be part of an outstanding studio with a long, bright future, where they can learn from the best. 


As a growing AAA development studio, we are actively searching for talent and by joining Lighthouse you will work with some of the leading lights in AAA game development, who will support you in creating the best work of your career in an environment which fosters openness and respect.

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