Senior Material Artist (Unreal Engine)

Location: British Columbia or Ontario, Canada only

Company

Game development studio creating original games and co-developing AAA first-person shooter franchises.

What you will do

• Create physically based materials and textures for props, environments, and characters with limited oversight.
• Assist with master material creation in Unreal Engine and maintain material pipelines and libraries.
• Collaborate with artists to integrate assets into a visually consistent and immersive game world.
• Match established art styles and contribute to improving visual direction.
• Mentor junior artists on material creation techniques and processes.
• Streamline material creation workflows in Substance Designer.

Requirements

• Portfolio showing a wide range of procedural and 3D-sculpted materials, tiled textures, and 0–1 UV-mapped assets with strong attention to detail, believability, and composition.
• Experience shipping at least two AAA titles as a Material Artist.
• Solid understanding of PBR standards, surface and light interactions, color theory, and balanced color palettes.
• Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, Substance Designer, and Substance Painter.
• Strong knowledge of Maya or another 3D modeling package, plus good knowledge of ZBrush.
• Traditional art foundations, willingness to learn new workflows and technologies, and organized, articulate, diligent work habits.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on established AAA gaming franchises and new original intellectual property.
• Culture centered on evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance.
• Join a small team of Material Artists within a growing Canadian presence.