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Senior Material Artist

Austin, TX · On-site

$125K - $150K/yr

Senior Material Artist Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history ... Portfolio demonstrating a wide variety of materials using both procedural and 3d sculpted ...

... materials. This role will help create, concept, design and produce compelling 3D graphics, that ... Partners with other 3D artists and motion designers to develop and stylize product models and ...

3D Artist

New York, NY · Remote

$55/hr

About the Role We are looking for a talented and creative 3D Artist to join our team. The ... Develop realistic or stylized textures, materials, and surfaces. * Set up lighting, cameras, and ...

Description The 3D Environmental Artist is an entry-to-mid-level technical artist responsible for ... Create and apply textures, materials, and lighting using modern PBR workflows. * Develop reusable ...

ORA_ON_SITE Description The 3D Environmental Artist is an entry-to-mid-level technical artist ... Create and apply textures, materials, and lighting using modern PBR workflows. * Develop reusable ...

We're looking for a talented 3D Artist with experience creating high-quality real-time assets for ... Strong understanding of PBR workflows, materials, texturing, and asset integration within modern ...

The 3D Artist is responsible for creating digital assets and animations for use in photoreaslistic ... materials for validation purposes * Additional experience with Unity Engine is a plus We are an AA ...

The 3D Artist IV is responsible for creating high-quality, AI-enhanced 3D renderings and visual ... Create lighting, materials, environments, and visual effects that align with brand standards and ...

The 3D Artist IV is responsible for creating high-quality, AI-enhanced 3D renderings and visual ... Create lighting, materials, environments, and visual effects that align with brand standards and ...

The 3D Artist IV is responsible for creating high-quality, AI-enhanced 3D renderings and visual ... Create lighting, materials, environments, and visual effects that align with brand standards and ...

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Senior Material Artist

Austin, TX • On-site

Certain Affinity, Inc.
PC Games • 51 - 200 employees

$125K - $150K/yr

Other

Posted 8 days ago


Job description

Senior Material Artist

Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about working on our new original IP? Certain Affinity is a game development studio in Texas, based out of Austin, and we have a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values and the vibrant nature of the cities we call home. This includes a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance. We are also excited to be the latest recipient of the Canadian Studio of the Year award. We're best known for co-developing numerous AAA FPS games, though now we are creating compelling new games of our own. We're always on the lookout for amazing talent to join our team.

As a Senior Material Artist at Certain Affinity, you will work with a small team of Material Artists to create highly detailed materials assets, including textures, masks, and setting up shaders and maintaining material libraries for the game environments and other world assets.

This position is open to candidates in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia Canada only.

Responsibilities
  • Create physically based Materials/Textures for use on props, environments, and characters with little oversight.
  • Assist in master material creation in Unreal and maintaining material pipelines.
  • Collaborate with other artists to build and integrate assets into a visually consistent and highly immersive world.
  • Match established art styles while helping improve visual direction.
  • Mentor more junior artists on technique and process
  • Help streamline material creation workflows in Substance Designer
Requirements
  • Portfolio demonstrating a wide variety of materials using both procedural and 3d sculpted techniques including tiled textures and 0-1 UV mapped assets. Assets must show strong attention to detail that focus on believability and overall composition.
  • Shipped 2+ AAA title as a material artist.
  • Solid technical understanding of PBR standards and surface/light interactions.
  • Driven to learn new workflows, technologies, and techniques.
  • Strong foundation knowledge in traditional arts.
  • Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.
  • Very strong knowledge of Substance Designer and Substance Painter.
  • Strong knowledge of Maya and/or another 3D modeling package.
  • Good knowledge of Zbrush modeling.
  • Solid understanding of color theory, and be able to create balanced and appealing color palettes.
  • Must be punctual, diligent, articulate, and organized. Salary Range: 90K-105K CAD
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