Principal Materials Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Principal Materials Artist (Gamedev): Co-developing new surfacing strategies and high-quality shared material libraries with an accent on PBR mastery and technical pipeline integration. Focus on building tools in Substance and Houdini, optimizing performance for AAA scale, and collaborating with rendering and technical art teams.

Location: Hybrid in Los Angeles (Chatsworth), Madison, or Vancouver

Company

Academy Award-winning studio behind critically acclaimed multi-platform games like Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars Jedi series.

What you will do

• Co-develop surfacing strategies and pipelines in collaboration with rendering, technical art, and craft experts.
• Build, curate, and maintain a high-quality shared material library.
• Design material systems and layered materials with a focus on complex surface interactions.
• Contribute to tools and pipelines using Substance Painter/Designer and Houdini Copernicus.
• Test and validate new rendering and lighting features.
• Mentor junior artists and create technical documentation and training materials.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional game development experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating a wide range of high-quality materials and mastery of PBR.
• Expert level knowledge of Substance Painter and Designer.
• Direct production experience building shared material libraries for AAA scale and quality.
• Ability to work with proprietary technology across multiple platforms with performance as a priority.
• Must be based in or able to work hybrid in Los Angeles, Madison, or Vancouver.

Nice to have

• Experience in live service titles, seasonal content, cosmetics, or character customization systems.
• Capability to author materials or shaders as proof of concept or visual targets.

Culture & Benefits

• Creative freedom philosophy to enable the creation of extraordinary games.
• Opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary R&D group.
• High-visibility role with significant impact on a global product.
• Collaboration with a collective of industry-leading creative developers.