Senior Materials Artist

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

As a Senior Material Artist, you will work independently to create and manage a material library for multiple departments, ensuring consistency, quality, and contextual needs. You will also play a role as needed in designing well-crafted environments for Cyberpunk 2 - the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next major video game in the Cyberpunk franchise.

Daily responsibilities

• Participate in the creation of ideas and plans for locations/levels for Cyberpunk 2.
• Collaborate with Art Directors and Art Leads to maintain artistic consistency and vision for the game while building high quality materials and world.   
• Provide guidance on materials and collaborate directly with Environment, Asset, Lighting and Character artists involved in using the library of prepared materials.
• Create photorealistic materials for different uses (tiling, decals, atlases/arrays etc.) in a variety of tools. Utilizing an excellent understanding of physically based rendering, art direction, player guidance and metrics.
• Create high quality 3D models fitting the Cyberpunk 2 aesthetic.
• Collaborating effectively with Level Designers, Concept Artists, Environment Artists and every team involved in creating locations.
• Maintaining and improving production and optimization pipelines.
• Putting finishing touches on locations and cutscenes with existing meshes, decals, and custom primitive data.
• Mentor and provide feedback for team members.
• Be a knowledge base for other artists.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in the video games industry and at least one AAA title shipped in portfolio.
• Excellent knowledge of physically based rendering (PBR).
• Strong skills in procedural material creation software (Adobe Substance 3D Designer).
• Good skills in one of the leading modeling packages (3DS Max, Maya, Blender etc.) and Photoshop.
• Great sense of scale, proportions and composition.
• Solid understanding of color theory and foundational lighting techniques.
• Excellent eye for detail.
• Excellent awareness of the role materials play in constructing the final frame and how materials fit in a project’s context.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Passion for games

Nice to have's

(Please note that these skills are not required to apply for the position)

• Experience creating shaders and understanding of modern graphics pipelines.
• Experience with photogrammetry in games.
• An understanding of level design principles.
• Experience with procedural content creation packages (Unreal PCG, Houdini, World Machine).
• Sculpting skills.

Artists should include a portfolio to their application.

Additional Information

This job requires working in Boston, US.
Working mode: in-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity. 

Health & Well-being

• Company paid medical healthcare (dental vision & mental).
• Paid Leave — 20 days of holiday for every team member per year (26 days after two years).
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.

Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

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