Environment Artist

Overview

This is a hybrid role in Vancouver.
Pay Range: $50/hr – $56/hr

This is a great opportunity for an Environment Art Outsource Manager or an Environment Artist with experience in reviewing art and providing feedback to external partners. Working on AAA console titles, you will work with experienced internal and external artists to deliver on the highest quality game environments. You will be collaborating with external partners through documentation and feedback, creating art content, polishing and fixing art bugs. Modeling, sculpting, texturing and surfacing skills are required.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the Environment Art team during all phases of production.
• Creation of 3d assets and textures.
• Fixing bugs and polishing in-game assets.
• Actively accept feedback from the environment art lead and art director.
• Ability to work well under deadlines; self-motivated and works well in a collaborative environment.
• Promptly review work submitted by External Partners, ensuring that it hits the quality standards set by our Art and Technical Directors and Leads.
• Work with the External Partners to ensure that the work assigned to them is completed on time, on budget, and to the expected quality bar.
• Ensure that our External Partners have the materials and documentation required to complete their work to the expected quality.
• Train External Partners and internal stakeholders on pipelines and processes used in External Development.
• Maintain regular communication and healthy relationships with External Partners. This may include being available outside of normal working hours to cover different time zones.
• Assist where required in due diligence and onboarding of new External Partners, as well as off-boarding partners from our projects.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Environment Art in video games with at least one shipped title.
• Must have knowledge and experience in game development.
• Experience working with external teams or experience providing art feedback
• Must have a portfolio with examples of environment artwork.
• You can model, sculpt and texture environmental assets and surfaces.
• Very comfortable with 3D softwares, sculpting softwares, texturing software, and Photoshop.
• Must be familiar with project managing tools such as Jira or Confluence.
• Comfortable with a modern game engines.
• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Work well with deadlines and are self-motivated and directed
• Being open to travel domestically or internationally for work is a plus

About Aquent Talent:

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $50/hr – $56/hr. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location. Additional benefits offered may include: https://aquent.com/talent/talent-benefit

Aquent is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives.