Senior Environment Artist
Infinity Ward
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Job type: Permanent
Job Description
Your Mission
Infinity Ward is currently seeking a Senior Environment Artist in the Woodland Hills, CA area.
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
- Craft believable photo real environment art that incorporates the needs of both high-level Art and Design direction as needed for a given space
- Collaborate closely with departmental counterparts to ensure your level both plays well and looks great
- Lead by example through industry high level content
- Work revisions are due to direction rather than quality
- Pre-Production – Plan and prioritize tasks to ensure best possible results
- Ownership - High level of creativity and independence; requires little oversight
- Proactively helps to troubleshoot and fix problemed content
- Expected to evaluate and help solve performance concerns
- Can mentor others as needed within the environment team
- Create documentation of processes for others to follow as needed
Skills & Requirements
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
- 6+ years of world building experience with an industry leading level editor. UE4, Unity, etc.
- Strong foundational Art skills. Understanding of composition, form, color and light in relation to crafting environments
- Strong narrative and environmental story telling skills with regards to set dressing and world building
- Strong understanding of modular workflows as it relates to architectural assembly and asset creation
- Advanced knowledge of physically based material workflows and shaders.
- Advanced skill in their discipline software. Max, Maya, Blender, Photoshop, and similar software
- Self-motivated, independent, and has proven ability to self-manage and meet deadlines
- Photogrammetry experience a Plus +
- First Person Shooter experience a Plus +
Additional Information
- Relocation assistance is offered
How to Apply
About the Company
Your Platform
Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare. Infinity Ward employs more than 250 people in Woodland Hills, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles.
A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and talented development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.
Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on Twitter.
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.