Hiring - Realtime Worlds - Technical Environment Artist
TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
REALTIME WORLDS - creators of the no.1 hit game CRACKDOWN, are looking for a Technical Environment Artist to join the art team on their latest, cutting-edge, AAA project - APB. This role will focus on High quality asset creation and detailing of contemporary city environments for a next-gen MMO.
Responsibilities
REALTIME WORLDS - creators of the no.1 hit game CRACKDOWN, are looking for a Technical Environment Artist to join the art team on their latest, cutting-edge, AAA project - APB. This role will focus on High quality asset creation and detailing of contemporary city environments for a next-gen MMO.
Responsibilities
- Work with Lead Artist and Technical Environment art team to deliver High quality assets, Environment detailing and support environment pipeline efficiency.
- Responsible for the creation and implementation of High Quality Environment assets to the project's specifications.
- Will work with the Lead Technical Artist to maintain project specific budgets for the environment assets.
- Take responsibility for producing own work to a high standard and to any agreed schedules.
- Be able to provide technical support and guidance to other Environment team members when required.
- Present ideas and artwork in such a way as to communicate ideas clearly, explaining artistic and technical issues.
- Degree or diploma from Art College in Games Development, Fine Art, Design or Art related course.
- At least 3 years' experience in creating environment assets in the industry.
- Experience of a full production cycle, from beginning to end, on at least 1 published game.
- Some prior experience developing, improving and maintaining art pipelines
- Exceptional modelling and texture skills at a high level of quality both at high and low resolutions for games.
- Experience working with multi-pass shader effects (diffuse maps, specular maps, bump maps, normal maps, etc).
- Excellent knowledge of 3D modelling software - 3DS Max or equivalent.
- Excellent knowledge of 2D software - Photoshop or equivalent.
- A strong knowledge and ability to work to specific budgetary requirements and develop ways to achieve the best results within those limits.
- Max Script knowledge.
- 3+ years experience in modelling and texturing environments using 3DS Max and Photoshop (or equivalent 3D and 2D programs).
- Must have good people skills and have the ability to excel in a creative and positive manner with the rest of the team.
- Experience with Unreal 3 development is a benefit.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to self manage and meet deadlines.
- Solid traditional art skills are a benefit.
- Should provide at least 2 recent references that demonstrate wherever possible suitability to the specific requirements of the role in question