Environment Terrain Artist (Retro Studios)

• Takes ownership of environmental assets and scene layout while encouraging collaboration across multiple disciplines to achieve high quality, innovative environment art
• Creates the in-game visuals for landscapes and various organic props for environments.
• Ensures artistic style is consistent with defined visual style for the game
• Collaborates with the other Environment Artists as well as members of other disciplines (Concept Art, Design, etc.)
• Sculpting, modeling and texturing terrain for environments.
• Conveys visual storytelling through layout
• Creates organic assets using Substance, ZBrush, Maya

*This job description outlines primary duties and requirements and is not intended to identify all tasks that may be performed; individuals occupying the position may be required to perform other duties. The company may modify job duties from time to time, either in practice or in writing.

• Minimum three years' experience in an Environment Artist role with an emphasis on terrain, layout, and organic prop generation.
• Experience with world editors and level construction software
• Knowledge of PBR pipelines.
• Familiarity with current modeling and texture workflows
• Experience with World Machine (or similar), ZBrush, Maya and Substance Suite
• Strong sense of realistic proportions.
• Houdini experience a big plus but not a necessity
• Portfolio must demonstrate:
  • Competency in terrain composition & layout
  • Strengths in creating rocks, cliffs, trees, and foliage.
  • Strong sense of realistic proportions.
  • Familiarity with current modeling and texture workflows
  • Strong visual and spatial storytelling skills
  • Knowledge of PBR pipelines.
• Competency in terrain composition & layout
• Ideally, has shipped at least one high quality game. Strong portfolio is most important in determining the right candidate.
• Strengths in creating rocks, cliffs, trees, and foliage.
• Strong visual and spatial storytelling skills

Retro Studios is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, the diverse consumers we represent, and the communities we call home. We do all of this with kindness, empathy and respect for each other.