Senior Environment Artist

At Moon Beast Productions, we’re expanding our talented team to pioneer the next wave of genre-defining ARPGs. We are on the hunt for a seasoned Senior Environment Artist who excels in creating immersive 3D environments. You will be instrumental in crafting the components for procedural generation of expansive, interactive worlds in our visually captivating top-down isometric fantasy universe.

As a vital member of the Art Department, your expertise will shape the look and functionality of dynamic environments in our upcoming ARPG. Our team is a close-knit collective that is deeply passionate about ARPGs, and we’re excited to integrate a creative professional eager to innovate alongside us!

This role requires a mix of artistic and technical skill, since our environments will be largely procedurally assembled at runtime. You should be comfortable with and passionate about techniques and processes for real time procedural generation. 

What you’ll do

• Develop and implement 3D models, components, textures and materials for procedural environment generation, ensuring seamless integration at runtime

• Collaborate with the Art Director and other team members to define and enhance the environmental style of the game

• Work with creative stakeholders to help define and convey the history of the world through past and present architectural motifs and environmental cues

• Serve as the primary or sole contributor in sourcing and creating environment assets

• Create and maintain a comprehensive style guide for game environments and structures

• Work closely with engineers and tech art to refine and optimize the procedural generation pipeline

• Coordinate with other departments to ensure environmental art is aligned with gameplay mechanics and game design

• Ensure all environment assets are optimized for performance within the game engine

Essential hard skills

• Proven experience as an Environment Artist in the gaming industry, with a strong portfolio demonstrating creative and technical expertise building 3D environments and structures

• Strong examples of environment art made for games in the fantasy genre

• Expert experience using Unity game engine

• Proficient in techniques and tools for procedural generation, including understanding of modular design and runtime assembly of environments

• Skilled in various software used for creating 3D environmental assets, textures and materials, such as Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Photoshop, and Substance Designer

Essential soft skills

• Comfortable and productive in a remote work environment, with excellent time-management skills and a proactive attitude

• Self-motivated and committed to excellence for yourself and the game

• Comfortable with iteration, finding the fun, and forging an unexplored path

• Committed to collaboration, constructive feedback, and supportive teamwork

• Are an earnest problem solver and a solution-bringer

You’re an even better fit if you

• Have a passion and love for ARPGs, fantasy characters, settings, and lore

• Are comfortable with editing and/or expanding C#

• Have used and are comfortable with Perforce

• Have experience creating assets for isometric ARPGs or RPGs