Senior 3D Environment Artist – TW Warhammer – CA Sofia

To work in-house at our Sofia studio located in Bulgaria, we are looking for an experienced environment artist, that will help us bring a vast fictional world to life. From crafting breathtaking scenery to capturing the mood and tones of an epic fantasy universe, the artist will assist in paving the way for what our vision of this fantasy setting would be.

Please note that a portfolio must be submitted as part of an application for this role.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior 3D Environment Artist, you will be required to respond quickly and intelligently to gameplay changes and tests whilst working within constraints and requirements of the game engine. You will work with the designers to create visually stunning environments in a medieval fantasy setting. You will create buildings, props, terrain assets, textures and materials. Being a Senior in the team, you will also help in mentoring and nurturing the development of other artists if required.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrated visual flare and artistic talent
• Skill in 3ds Max/Maya/ZBrush/Photoshop/Substance
• 2-3 years of industry experience creating quality 3D environments and other assets
• Knowledge of games development pipeline/environment/engines
• Self-motivated approach to work
• Great communication skills complemented by a positive can-do attitude
• Experience working effectively in a team
• Passion and ability to drive realistic, ‘dark and gritty’ visually appealing environments
• Proven experience implementing game environments

Desirable

• All-round art ability
• Love of games
• Knowledge of Substance Designer and Painter
• Experience leading and/or mentoring
• Lighting and composition skills
• Technical art skills

Creative Assembly is about the right people making the best games. We are united through our values; Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust.

Winner of multiple Best Place to Work Awards, we house many talented people, from juniors to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life.

We have studio sites in Horsham UK and Sofia Bulgaria, including a number of bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture site.

Currently, we are working fully remotely, and we continue to assess the COVID-19 situation with the safety of our staff our number one priority. We are still actively recruiting and onboarding new staff each month. Our expert IT and HR teams will set you up for the remote process.

We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

• Additional medical and dental health insurance for you, your partner and kids, life insurance, and free health care screening
• Additional holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, as all Bulgarian Bank holidays
• Annual discretionary studio bonus
• Defined career development pathways and personalized training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
• Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme
• Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
• Free breakfast every day - toast, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, soft drinks and more in our fully stocked kitchen*
• Office massages*
• Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer and Christmas parties, Children’s day party, wrap parties for game releases*

*some of the above in-studio benefits are on hold while we work remotely during COVID-19.

Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.