Senior Environment Artist

2 months ago

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Playground Games Ltd Full time

Playground Games is looking for a Senior Environment Artist to join our Fable team.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:

As Senior Environment Artist, you will be working with the World Building team to deliver the content required for creating the immersive environment of Fable. You will be responsible for creating consistently high-quality environment art and raising the bar for content in our game. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders so the ability to communicate effectively is very important.

Our ideal candidate is an extraordinary Environment Artist who is passionate about their craft, skilled in 3d modelling, texturing, scene composition, and has the track record to prove it.

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

What you'll do:

  • Work closely with Leads, Directors, and multi-disciplinary stakeholders, such as Level Design, Quest, Tech Art, and Lighting, to create the highest possible visual fidelity for the locations of our World that adheres to gameplay restrictions and needs
  • Create high-quality environment content such as Props, Architecture or Materials
  • Contribute to creating Benchmarks for various Asset Types and define workflows and processes for obtaining the best results possible
  • Coordinate and mentor less experienced artists
What you'll bring:
  • Full production cycle experience, with demonstrable work on published titles (ideally AAA).
  • A portfolio demonstrating high-quality Environment Art work. This portfolio can be submitted as a link to a portfolio website or added as an attachment along with your CV.
  • Mastery of relevant software packages such as Belender, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Substance Suite, etc.
  • Strong knowledge of PBR techniques and asset authoring industry standards
  • Great understanding of Art fundamentals and Design principles
  • A genuine passion for video games.
  • Experience with photogrammetry and using scan data in your work is an advantage
This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class games with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry's most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.

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