Senior Level Artist

About the role

An experienced Level Artist is sought to join the art team and help shape immersive, visually captivating game environments. The role follows references and art direction to create levels that match the game's atmosphere, story and style, while taking initiative to build a visually appealing world.

Key responsibilities

• Compose and dress environments to support gameplay readability, player navigation and visual storytelling
• Maintain visual quality and consistency of levels according to the project's quality bar and art direction
• Gather and organize reference materials for environment assets
• Follow studio pipelines, naming conventions and asset management guidelines
• Assemble and modify modular environment assets to build architectural and environmental spaces
• Prepare visual breakdowns, reference boards and asset lists when required
• Act as production and artistic support for the Lead Level Artist
• Integrate environment assets and textures into the level
• Optimize levels for performance with Tech Art and Design (draw calls, LODs, streaming)
• Set up asset properties related to visuals and performance (LODs, collisions, materials)
• Support bug fixing and visual polish, and verify level quality in the engine

Required profile

• Understanding of architectural and natural environment composition, scale and structure
• Knowledge of gameplay readability, player navigation and visual guidance principles
• Strong eye for detail and consistency with the project's art style
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team

Required skills

• Experience optimizing levels for real-time engines (LOD, draw calls, streaming)
• Strong modeling skills for modular environment assets
• Maya and/or Blender
• Material blending and vertex painting systems
• Unreal Engine or similar real-time engines
• Substance Painter/Designer
• PBR workflows and material standards
• Nice to have: material optimization, lighting adjustment, Houdini, shipped titles experience

What we offer

• Work with an international team of world-class professionals
• Learning and development: mentoring, lectures, industry conferences and events
• Medical care package
• Sensibly flexible working hours
• Breakfasts, snacks, fruit, tea and coffee machines
• Care bonus covering health, educational and safety needs