Offer summary

Qualifications:

Proficient in Maya and texture creation tools like Photoshop and Substance Designer/Painter., Knowledge of ZBrush for sculpting and experience with level editors and source control., Strong foundational skills in composition, design, and color theory, along with traditional painting skills., Ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively within a team environment..

Key responsibilities:

Create organic and hard-surface assets based on style guides and concept art.

Manage the full modeling and texturing production pipeline, including optimization and LOD creation.

Build and set dress game environments using modular assets while adhering to project metrics.

Communicate effectively with production teams to ensure timely milestone delivery and maintain performance requirements.

Job description

CONTRACT ROLE

Insomniac is looking for an Environment Artist. In this role, the Environment Artist will be responsible for creating game worlds by modeling/sculpting assets from high res to in game, authoring textures and materials, and taking in-editor design roughs to a photorealistic level of completion while still respecting composition and layout.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Creates organic and hard-surface assets from a style guide, with or without concept art.
Takes assets through the full modeling/texturing production pipeline.
Sculpts, high poly, low poly, High poly to low poly bakes
Optimizes textures and geometry; creates LODs
Creates modular kits
PBR Material assignment and texture creation
Completely builds out and set dresses spaces with modular assets in-editor within scope of the project’s metrics.
Uses a combination of assets using 1:1 bakes and trim/tileable workflows as needed
Works independently and actively communicates with other production teams as needed (Design, VFX, Audio etc.)
Maintains performance requirements for levels (memory, framerate, draw calls, instances).
Scopes levels for on-time milestone delivery.
Maintains consistent style under the direction of the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist.
Other duties may be assigned.

Computer Skills

Knowledge of Maya and with baking of high-poly models to low-poly models workflow.
Proficient in texture creation with Photoshop, Substance Designer/Painter, or equivalent.
Knowledge of sculpting with ZBrush.
Experience using at least one industry-leading level editor and source control with Perforce or the equivalent.
Houdini knowledge is a plus.

Other Skills

Proficient foundations skills, including composition, design, and color theory.
Strong traditional painting skills, ability to create models and shaders for a range of art directions, from photorealistic to stylized.
Ability to meet deadlines under tight schedules.
Willingness to receive direction and work closely with a team.
Understanding of basic game design and passionate about gaming a plus.

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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate.

$55.72—$83.61 USD

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