Terrain Artist

Job ID: BE714442

 

Job Title: Terrain Artist 

 

Salary: 70-120k

 

Location: Southern California

 

Job Description:

Our client is looking for exceptional and passionate Terrain Artists to create fantastic settings for a next generation server-based game. Environment Artists will be working with the Art Director, Lead Environment Artist, design and engineering teams to help determine the style and quality bar for their worlds.

 

Responsibilities:

· will work with Lead Artist, Art Director, Designers, Programmers and Concept Artists, from early concept stages to completion of terrain. This includes working with the Lead Environment Artist and Designers to create final art for terrain and objects, communicating to Leads when support is necessary to meet these goals, optimizing assets to run at desirable frame-rate and fit within memory limitations

· will carry out the specified art style determined by the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist. Communicate any major problem areas, expectations, or desired modifications to the Lead Environment Artist as well as working to accomplish visual consistency and quality within the game

· will assist in the successful creation of environment models, UV mapping, shader setups (including all applicable texture maps) and lighting. Ensure that all of this is achieved in accordance with the approved concept art and within the scheduled timeframe. Make sure all work is clean and organized with regards to assets within each file as well as file structure and storage

· will keep abreast of any changes and improvements made to the game engine and production pipeline during development and work with the Lead Artists, Technical Artists and Tools Programmers to create and augment environment workflow to speed up production

· will assist and mentor other Environment Artists when help is requested. This includes but is not limited to: assisting with modeling, texturing, lighting, optimization, time management, art and design problems, technical issues, etc.

 

Qualifications:

· must possess excellent working knowledge of game engines and terrain generation tools. 

· must have a portfolio or reel demonstrating strong competency in the following areas:

o Traditional art samples showing a strong understanding of color theory and shape design

o 3D modeling, Texturing, and Lighting with examples of organic terrain and corresponding prop objects

· must have Excellent working knowledge of Maya and Photoshop. Zbrush or Mudbox experience a plus.

· must have 3+ years of industry experience

· must possess excellent comprehension and working knowledge of the environment production pipeline. (i.e. understanding of memory/poly/texture limitations, efficiency in building collision, comprehension of building streaming/loading levels, character and level lighting, etc.).

· must have an art related college degree: BA or BFA

· must have credit on at least two shipped titles in the role of environment artist

· must have a strong work ethic and attention to detail

· must have excellent written and verbal communication

· should have experience with next gen art asset creation pipelines  

· should have knowledge of basic rigging and animation within Maya

· should have knowledge of effects animation and particle systems

 

Company Culture:

· Game Publisher and Developer

· Very well funded

· Leading MMO developer

 

 

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