PlayStation
Environment Artist
Job Summary
The role involves creating game environments including modeling, texturing, and setting up assets within a production pipeline. The candidate should be experienced in high and low poly modeling, baking, and optimizing textures and geometry for performance. Knowledge of industry tools such as Maya, Photoshop, Substance Designer/Painter, and ZBrush is required, with experience in level editing being advantageous. The position emphasizes collaboration, meeting deadlines, and maintaining stylistic consistency under art direction, within a role that supports health benefits.
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Job Description
Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
CONTRACT ROLE
Insomniac is looking for an Environment Artist. In this role, the Environment Artist will be responsible for creating game worlds by modeling/sculpting assets from high res to in game, authoring textures and materials, and taking in-editor design roughs to a photorealistic level of completion while still respecting composition and layout.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Creates organic and hard-surface assets from a style guide, with or without concept art.
- Takes assets through the full modeling/texturing production pipeline.
- Sculpts, high poly, low poly, High poly to low poly bakes
- Optimizes textures and geometry; creates LODs
- Creates modular kits
- PBR Material assignment and texture creation
- Completely builds out and set dresses spaces with modular assets in-editor within scope of the project’s metrics.
- Uses a combination of assets using 1:1 bakes and trim/tileable workflows as needed
- Works independently and actively communicates with other production teams as needed (Design, VFX, Audio etc.)
- Maintains performance requirements for levels (memory, framerate, draw calls, instances).
- Scopes levels for on-time milestone delivery.
- Maintains consistent style under the direction of the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Computer Skills
- Knowledge of Maya and with baking of high-poly models to low-poly models workflow.
- Proficient in texture creation with Photoshop, Substance Designer/Painter, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of sculpting with ZBrush.
- Experience using at least one industry-leading level editor and source control with Perforce or the equivalent.
- Houdini knowledge is a plus.
Other Skills
- Proficient foundations skills, including composition, design, and color theory.
- Strong traditional painting skills, ability to create models and shaders for a range of art directions, from photorealistic to stylized.
- Ability to meet deadlines under tight schedules.
- Willingness to receive direction and work closely with a team.
- Understanding of basic game design and passionate about gaming a plus.
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In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
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