Sr Staff Environment Artist
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Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 143700 - 215500
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Join the award-winning team that created God of War
Santa Monica Studio is seeking a Sr Staff Environment Artist for the development of a new unannounced title!
Come join the award-winning team at Sony Santa Monica Studio as a Senior Staff Environment Artist! This is an opportunity to contribute to the artistic vision and development of a product with a specialized focus on creating environments and level assets.
As Senior Staff Environment Artist you will effectively collaborate with a wide range of development team members outside of their direct discipline such as the Art Director Designers Technical Artists Animators Programmers and Producers to optimally achieve artistic goals and implementation as they relate to design and technological considerations.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive a large game space throughout all aspects of game development: design block out kit creation world building optimization and polish to final shipping quality
- Possess strong time management and prioritization skills - this entails collaborating with Production to manage responsibilities and ensure goals will be met from a scope schedule or artistic perspective
- Manage requests or information needs regarding any aspect of the environment/level art creation process
- Capable of resolving a wide range of complex artistic development issues for artists and other team members
- Deep understanding of development pipelines and processes with ability to span multiple disciplines
- Independently undertake research and information gathering prior to a new task to ensure game design needs reference materials artistic direction and technological considerations are effectively managed to meet defined goals
- Actively advance skill set abilities and share knowledge by keeping aware of industry trends and techniques conducting general research developing innovative techniques and testing new systems or tools
Requirements
- 7 years industry experience
- Two or more published AAA console titles
- Strong traditional fine art skills training and production experience (illustration painting organic forms color theory perspective 2D & 3D design)
- Expert in the use of Maya (or other 3D modeling packages) Z-Brush Substance Designer and Substance Painter
- Excellent communication organizational time management mentoring and interpersonal skills
- B.A. in fine arts or relevant curriculum or equivalent skillset
Preferred Experience
- Experience with Houdini
- Previous leadership experience in games
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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and location.
In addition this role is eligible for SIEs top-tier benefits package that includes medical dental vision matching 401(k) paid time off wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Clickhere to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$143700 - $215500 USD
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- 3ds Max
- Computer Graphics
- Perforce
- Zbrush
- Unreal Engine
- Maya
- Painting
- Teaching
- Adobe Photoshop
- Digital Art
- Music Therapy
- Unity
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