Studio: Squanch Games
Job Opening: Environment Artist
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina – Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Build detailed content in multiple different styles per project and art direction needs with consistent quality.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with designers and other artists.
- Give and take critique from multiple departments and directors during the creation process.
- Quickly learn and adapt to new tools and pipeline processes.
- Work with production to ensure that time estimates are accurate and met.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience as an Environment Artist on at least one shipped game title.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating modeling skills in major 3D packages such as 3ds Max, Blender or Zbrush (3DSMax is preferred).
- Ability to create 3d assets to help populate projects.
- Demonstrate ability to create textures and materials using Substance and Photoshop.
- A good eye for detail, silhouettes and composition.
- Ability to visualize and build content with minimal concept art and direction.
- Experience using the Unreal Engine is heavily encouraged.
- Ability to modify and/or create existing materials using Unreal Engines Blueprints System.
- Awareness of game engine budgets, memory limits and performance constraints.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills as well as organizational skills with software files and scenes when collaborating with teams.
- Ability to resolve issues from a visual and technical perspective.
