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Senior World Artist

Blackbird Interactive

British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)

Senior World Artist

3 Months ago • 5 Years +

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maya

level-design

substance-painter

communication

concept-art

presentation-skills

Job Description

Senior World Artist with 5+ years experience, proficient in Maya, PBR Material Pipeline, Substance Painter/Designer, and level art asset implementation.

Must have:

Maya Proficiency
PBR Materials
Level Art
Substance Painter

Good to have:

Substance Designer
Art Direction
Game Engine
Technical Constraints

Perks:

Four-Day Workweek
Hybrid Work

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Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a four-day work week as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.

Blackbird Interactive is looking for a 3D Generalist with experience in modular-level art pipelines

to join our team. You will model and texture level assets, including environment art, terrain, and props for a AAA Action Adventure Game. If you like working on grounded, realistic environments in a gritty, story-driven interactive experience, this is the position for you! We’re looking for someone with at least 5 years of video game Art Production experience for this role.

Responsibilities:

Creates 3D models, materials and textures to match concept art, art
direction, and design.
Works closely with the Leads to keep scale, form details, and art quality
consistent across all asset work.
Works with both the level design and narrative teams to produce AAA
assets that fit within a fully flowing and playable level.
Adapts work methods to the project pipeline and meets technical
constraints (including housekeeping and naming conventions).
Stays up to date on best practices in the video game industry, works to
integrate them into the project.
Works on tasks with clear direction, with and without supervision.
Maintains communication with the rest of the workgroup.

Requirements:

Thorough knowledge and proficiency with Maya.
Experience with level art asset implementation.
Experience and proven skillset with a PBR Material Pipeline.
Knowledge of Substance Painter/Designer.
Proven capability to work on multidisciplinary project teams and is able to
handle changing priorities throughout a product life cycle.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, as well as a proven track
record working with a team, preferably on a project that is level art
focused.

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About The Company

Blackbird Interactive

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Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio - behind such games as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion.

Founded by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz in 2010, the award-winning Vancouver studio boast its own internal CG cinematics department, led by the founder of Pixar Canada, and has also been involved in various game-adjacent projects over the years - such as Project Eagle with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other initiatives with the eatART Foundation and Sanctuary AI. BBI was listed among the fastest growing Canadian companies by revenue in 2020 and 2021 by The Globe and Mail and Deloitte.

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