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Sr. Environment Artist

at CCP
Atlanta, USA
The Senior Environment Artist will work directly with the art director and lead level designer to lead the art side creation of a modern urban environment.

 
Major responsibilities include:

  • Lead and mentor the internal environment team on a day-to-day basis.
  • Work closely with the Art Director and the concept art team to ensure consistency between the concept and final assets.
  • Establish and maintain the production requirements to enforce both technical and aesthetical coherence.
  • Produce final assets both for in-game use and for visual target purposes.
  • Create outsourcing documentation and communicate requirements to outsourcing partners.
  • Monitor the quality & consistency of outsourced and in-house production.

 
Skills and Experience:

  • 6+ years professional games development experience.
  • 2 shipped titles as a Lead Environment Artist on PC or major console platform.
  • Experience creating and managing artwork for large urban environments is a plus.
  • Extensive knowledge and proficiency in Maya, Zbrush, and Photoshop.
  • Solid understanding of lighting, VFX/particle systems, render passes, and compositing.
  • Expertise with up to date art production techniques.
  • Excellent artistic skills and experience sharing that knowledge through critiques and tutorials.
  • Pro-actively seek art direction and cooperation with other team members.
  • Solid understanding of next-gen environment building process, limitations and dependencies.
  • Solid time management & communication skills.
  • SPECIAL NOTE:** A portfolio submission is required for this position. Please focus this portfolio on personal contributions to your projects. Please include a shot breakdown specifying what you were directly responsible for creating. **