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As a Senior Material Artist you'll be responsible for the creation of high quality textures and materials within a cross discipline team.
October 21, 2020
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Senior Material Artist, Remedy Entertainment
Location: Espoo, Finland
Remedy Entertainment, the creator of Control®, Quantum Break®, Max Payne®, Alan Wake® and Death Rally®, and one of the leading independent game studios in the world, is looking for a Senior Material Artist for a key role working on Remedy’s projects.
As a Senior Material Artist you’ll be responsible for the creation of high quality textures and materials within a cross discipline team. Together with your art leads, you’ll have a major role in developing the look of the environments and contributing to the overall game experience.
Responsibilities
Producing benchmark materials and textures using Substance Designer and Substance Painter for both in-house and external use
Overseeing and developing the material library based on project specifications
Work hand in hand with both the Environment Art and Lighting Art teams to develop physically based materials and implementing them into levels
Assisting in designing, implementing and maintaining material pipelines, and work together with the tools and tech art teams to improve artists' workflows
Researching new texture tools and techniques to create more efficient and visually appealing environments
Support other Environment Artists to build and integrate content to ensure assets are optimal for performance and memory
Requirements and qualifications
3-5 years of experience as a Senior Texture Artist, Senior Material Artist or Senior Environment Artist creating materials and textures for PC/Console game environments
Expert level skills in Substance Designer and Substance Painter
Refined eye for high quality visuals
Strong understanding of PBR rendering and material/light interactions
Portfolio demonstrating a wide variety of materials using both procedural and 3D sculpted techniques
Solid understanding of color theory; capability to create balanced and appealing images
The ability to plan and deliver your work even under a tight deadline
Excellent written and verbal English skills
What is in it for you?
Yes, you get to move to Finland where the quality of life is exceptional and cost of living is affordable
Moving to a new country can be intimidating, but our relocation service is there every step of the way to take care of you. You can concentrate on work, while we’ll take care of everything else
You will be offered competitive compensation with a bonus system
We work hard, but at Remedy we believe in a great work life balance. Happy people work better. In Finland you get up to 5 weeks of paid vacation every year. This is on top of public holidays and other special occasions
Above all, you get to work on awesome, unique video games that the global audience is interested in at a studio where your input is valued. We try our hardest to keep our team sizes and the work load sensible, so your contributions feel valuable
To apply, please fill in the application form with your portfolio, CV and other information relevant to the position. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable applicant is found.
Interested? Apply now.
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