Overview
Principal 3D Environment Artist Jobs in Milwaukee, USA at PUBG Studios Madison
Job Description:
- Define the environment art direction for the project and establish and establish overall quality standards.
- Collaborate with Level Design, Lighting and Technical Art to build environments suited to gameplay.
- Lead the production and implementation of environment art assets.
- Oversee the overall quality of environments including world building, composition, scale, and level readability.
- Review work from team members and outsource artists and provide constructive feedback.
- Improve production pipelines and workflows to ensure efficiency and consistency.
- Build game environments with performance optimization in mind.
- Define the visual direction and production approach for all environment art across the project and design the standards and workflows that enable the team to produce consistent results.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in game development or equivalent relevant experience, with at least 1 shipped game.
- Portfolio showcasing photorealistic, high-quality environment art presented in-engine.
- Portfolio showing use of composition, scale, form, and lighting.
- Professional fluency in English and Korean.
- Strong understanding of the full environment art production pipeline.
- Hands on experience with environment art workflows in Unreal Engine or Unity-based engines.
- Proficiency in major tools such as Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Substance, and Houdini.
- Experience with modular environment production and level composition.
- Experience leading a team or mentoring artists.
- Experience owning environment art quality and direction and meeting deliverables on a past project.
- Ability to self-manage, prioritize tasks, and deliver under deadlines.
- Ability to work during Pacific Time zone business hours (10am-4pm) with regular ability to meet in the evenings for international collaboration.
- Ability to travel internationally 1-3 times a year for business purposes.
Benefits:
- A highly competitive total compensation package
- Comprehensive employer funded healthcare – ensuring you pay nothing out of pocket for in-network medical care
- Employer-paid premiums for dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D insurance
- Generous time off including 20 days of prorated PTO, 12 paid holidays and a studio-wide holiday break annually
- Generous annual sick leave days to prioritize your well-being
- Annual health & wellness, video game, and continuing education reimbursements
- Industry-leading family planning and fertility care benefits, including gender-affirming care, through Carrot Fertility
- Enjoy free catered lunches, meal reimbursements, and snacks and beverages for in office staff
- Engage in regular team outings and events to foster a positive work culture
- 401K with a company match for your financial well-being
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Title: Principal 3D Environment Artist
Company: PUBG Studios Madison
Location: Milwaukee, USA
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