Environment Art Lead

3 weeks ago


Irvine, United States Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. Full time

Obsidian Entertainment is looking for a talented, self-motivated Lead Environment Artist to collaborate with a growing team of developers.

This position requires the ability to work onsite or in a hybrid capacity at the Obsidian Entertainment office in Irvine, CA.

**Responsibilities**:

- Act as direct manager and mentor for Environment Artists
- Work closely with the Art Director, Tech Artists, Level Designers, and Environment Artists to ensure the visual target is met or exceeded
- Efficiently model, UV map, bake, and create materials, in a PBR pipeline, for environment assets and assemble them in Unreal Engine 5
- Create a wide range of high-quality environment art assets including props, interiors, and exteriors of structures
- Manage terrain, foliage, and worldbuilding efforts via Unreal 5

**Requirements**:

- 5+ years in the game industry
- Excellent technical ability with a thorough understanding of modeling, lighting, and surfacing
- Expert knowledge of Maya or similar 3D modeling software
- Expert knowledge of PBR texture, and material pipelines
- Passion for collaboration with other artists and a desire to mentor junior talent
- Strong communication skills and a detailed approach to organization
- Effective working knowledge of performant and attractive level building as well as modular assembly techniques for Unreal Engine

**Pluses**:

- Knowledge of architecture, engineering fundamentals, and construction methods
- Working knowledge of color theory
- Familiarity with Houdini
- Understanding principles of good composition
- A passion for RPGs, Sci-Fi, Tabletop games, etc.
- Familiarity with Obsidian games

**Portfolio Requirements**:

- A web portfolio that demonstrates a range of high-quality 3D rendered samples and 2D texture art
- Examples of lit interiors/exteriors
- A range of hard surface and organic models
- Samples from previous industry work

**Portfolio Pluses**:

- Architectural rendering samples
- Environment art concept samples
- Material examples in Unreal Engine

Obsidian Entertainment is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.



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