Senior Environment Artist - Firaxis Games

Firaxis Art

Firaxis Games is looking for an experienced Senior Environment Artist. in our Baltimore, MD studio. Details below:


Job Description:


Firaxis Games is looking for an exceptionally skilled senior environment artist for our latest Sid Meier’s project. As the senior environment artist, you will be working closely with the Project Art Director, Designer, and art team to establish asset creation pipelines along with the look and feel of the game world. The ideal candidate must have a solid grasp on lighting and color, as well as an excellent working knowledge of our tool-set (listed below).
Responsibilities:

• • Create the highest quality organic 3D art and textures that adhere to the project’s vision.
  • Collaborate closely with the engineering and art teams to create beautiful and believable worlds without sacrificing readability and game play.
  • Help establish pipelines for creating real time 3D assets for a randomized and tile-able world.
  • Work closely with our graphics team to develop dynamic lighting systems for the game world.

Skills

• • Exceptional communications skills, both oral and written, are a must.
  • Excellent organic modeling skills.
  • Outstanding problem solving abilities.
  • Must be a team player and willing to incorporate ideas from other team members.
  • Outstanding organization and time management abilities.
  • A solid understanding of color and lighting.
  • Ability to work with an iterative design process is a must.

Experience

• • Must have an expert knowledge of 3DStudio Max, Photoshop, and Zbrush.
  • At least two shipped products as a terrain artist.
  • Experience with World Machine is preferred.
  • Past experience with tile-able terrain sets is a bonus.

Interested parties, contact us.