Principal 3D Environment Artist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Wisconsin.

📋 Description

• Establish the art direction for the environment of the project and set overall quality benchmarks.

• Work in partnership with Level Design, Lighting, and Technical Art to create environments that enhance gameplay.

• Supervise the creation and application of environment art assets.

• Monitor the overall quality of environments, focusing on world building, composition, scale, and level clarity.

• Evaluate the work produced by team members and external artists, offering constructive feedback.

• Enhance production pipelines and workflows to guarantee efficiency and uniformity.

• Construct game environments with a focus on performance optimization.

• Determine the visual direction and production strategy for all environment art throughout the project, designing the standards and workflows that facilitate consistent output from the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in game development or a similar relevant field, including at least one shipped game.

• A portfolio demonstrating high-quality, photorealistic environment art showcased in-engine.

• A portfolio that highlights the use of composition, scale, form, and lighting.

• Professional proficiency in both English and Korean.

• A deep understanding of the entire environment art production pipeline.

• Practical experience with environment art workflows in Unreal Engine or Unity-based platforms.

• Expertise in major software tools such as Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Substance, and Houdini.

• Background in modular environment production and level composition.

• Experience in leading a team or mentoring fellow artists.

• Proven track record of managing environment art quality and direction while meeting project deliverables.

• Capable of self-management, task prioritization, and meeting deadlines.

• Available to work during Pacific Time zone business hours (10am-4pm) with regular availability for evening meetings for international collaboration.

• Willingness to travel internationally 1-3 times per year for business purposes.

🏝️ Benefits

• A highly competitive total compensation package.

• Comprehensive employer-funded healthcare, ensuring no out-of-pocket costs for in-network medical care.

• Employer-covered premiums for dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D insurance.

• Generous time off policy, including 20 days of prorated PTO, 12 paid holidays, and an annual studio-wide holiday break.

• Ample annual sick leave days to prioritize your health and well-being.

• Annual reimbursements for health & wellness, video games, and continuing education.

• Industry-leading family planning and fertility care benefits, including gender-affirming care, provided through Carrot Fertility.

• Complimentary catered lunches, meal reimbursements, and snacks and beverages for in-office staff.

• Opportunities for team outings and events to promote a positive workplace culture.

• 401K plan with company matching for your financial security.