Senior Environment Artist

🔥 14 hours ago

🌲 Oregon – Remote

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💵 $92k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🗿 3D Artist

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Pipeworks Studios

51 - 200 employees

🎮 Gaming

🤝 B2B

Gaming • B2B

Pipeworks Studios is a video game development company known for creating innovative and best-selling transplatform live games for major publishers such as Microsoft, Sony, Activision, and Square. Founded in 1999, Pipeworks focuses on collaborative creativity in the gaming industry, seeking talented game creators to shape the future of digital entertainment. The studio is located in downtown Eugene, Oregon, which is recognized for its vibrant community and quality of life.

📋 Description

• Create environments for individual projects as needed • Work independently or within a group team setting depending on the project • Understand the Project Art Director’s requirements, then research, develop, and implement them in-engine • Research current techniques and use the most relevant processes • Support projects with environment design, modeling, and texturing needs across cartoony to realistic styles • Review and provide feedback to other environment artists • Collaborate with design, technical art, other artists, engineers, and other departments • Investigate and fix bugs • Help the art team solve difficult problems

🎯 Requirements

• Understanding of Maya and/or Max • Unreal experience is a must • Familiarity with proprietary engines and Unity • Ability to create environment textures using tools such as Substance Designer • Ability to create or work from complete or incomplete environment concepts • Ability to assess complex suggestions and develop creative compromise solutions • Ability to work with design on level flow and its relationship to environments • Understanding of design versus art responsibilities • Ability to work with technical art to develop or improve techniques and visual quality • Ability to maintain a clear and consistent schedule • Strong communication ability • Ability to provide strong project-planning estimates • Ability to work with other departments as needed • Understanding of bug fixing and investigation • Ability to help the art team solve difficult problems • Ability to use ZBrush (nice to have) • Ability to do FX (nice to have) • Ability to whitebox levels (nice to have) • Ability to create visually impactful environments and push the envelope when needed • Ability to review and give feedback to other environment artists • Ability to work independently and self-organize • Ability to work effectively with artists and engineers to achieve project goals • Problem-solving ability • At least 5–10 years of experience in a similar role • Any degree or certification in a relevant field or equivalent work experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision • 401K with employer match • Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy • Generous Paid Time Off • 18 Paid Company Holidays • Relocation • Paid Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program • Fitness Club Discounts • Sports Team Sponsorship • Annual Company Events • Project Wrap Parties • Choice of remote, in-office, or hybrid work location • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

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