Senior 3D Environment Artist (Finland)

About the role

• We seek a Senior 3D Environment Artist to join an exciting, next-generation game at Supercell
• You will be working as part of an environment art team, and you will play a vital role in creating stunning game environments while ensuring a cohesive, production-quality visual experience
• You will be making important decisions about the overall look of the worlds and responsible for designing new content to bring the gameplay experience to life
• As a Senior Artist, you are self-directed, able to take full ownership of your work and contribute positively to the team and the game
• You have deep knowledge of the environment art craft and can support your peers with maintaining the art direction and processes
• You have experience collaborating well with art peers, designers, engineers, producers, and your lead, on refining the vision and strategy for environments aligned to the product needs

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other artists, game designers and engineers to develop worlds that meet the game’s requirements
• Work on the full environment production pipeline
• Create in-game ready, real-time 3D environment assets that are optimized for performance while retaining high-quality visuals
• Strong experience in asset production and outsourcing pipelines
• Cooperate with outsourcing partners to plan, design, and produce new content
• Support the development of visual concepts and ideas, the ability to take an idea and develop it into its full potential
• Support the game development process from beginning, launch, and throughout live operations
• Actively push for improvements, and make the game the best it can be
• Adapt and work with an existing visual style, and building upon it
• Creating beautiful, engaging game assets and environments
• Participate in playtesting and art reviews, and contribute to iteration and feedback that will make the game better

Requirements

• Experience with 3D software (eg. Maya, 3DS Max, etc.)
• Experience with game engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal)
• Ability to create production quality 3D game assets, stylized textures, for 3D environments
• Previous experience in game development and making game art with low supervision
• Ability to create a variety of production-quality work
• Pride and responsibility in your work when given the freedom to work independently
• Be open-minded, modest, and respectful when receiving feedback from the team, and able to implement and iterate according to the project needs
• Nice to Have:
• Passion and experience working on combat strategy, action, and RPG games
• Ability to bridge communication between environment art, other artists, and game designers; Working closely with programmers, community and everyone else on a tightly-knit game team
• Able to create environmental animations
• Capability to contribute with additional skills (i.e. level design, player guidance and lighting)