Senior Environment Artist Texture (Gamedev)

Location: Santa Monica, California, United States; hybrid / onsite. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary: $69.09–$86.35 USD per hour.

Company

hirify.global's Naughty Dog studio develops critically acclaimed AAA games focused on narrative, gameplay, technology, and detailed environments.

What you will do

• Create and apply materials across varied game-art subjects.
• Troubleshoot and maintain levels within frame-rate, memory, and design specifications.
• Serve as a point of contact for achieving design and art-direction goals in game-art production.
• Define complex visual looks for challenging levels with limited concept art and direction.
• Collaborate with other departments to propose solutions and support project needs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience modeling high-quality environments, likely including at least one shipped AAA title.
• Expert understanding of environment production in AAA game development and strong art sensibilities for color, composition, and scale.
• Proficiency sculpting and painting surface details, controlling shader features, and constructing shaders with a material editor for physically based game environments.
• Ability to create efficient UV layouts, bake textures from high-resolution meshes, and create tiling and trim texture sets.
• Ability to manage texture memory and shader performance.
• Proficiency with Maya, Substance, ZBrush, or equivalent software.
• Self-motivated, proactive, collaborative, open to feedback and iteration, and able to communicate evolving project needs.
• Ability to meet schedules and execute a level's vision through completion in a timely and efficient manner.

Nice to have

• At least one shipped AAA title is indicated as likely rather than an absolute requirement.

Culture & Benefits

• Temporary engagement through staffing partner Yoh Enterprise Solutions.
• Hybrid / onsite work in Santa Monica.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available.
• Inclusive environment that values diverse cultural and life experiences, collaboration, feedback, and iteration.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage.

Hiring process

• Provide a portfolio or demo reel; an art test may be required.
• Complete a phone screen as part of the application process.