Senior Environment Artist (Los Angeles, CA)

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Senior Environment Artist (Los Angeles, CA)

Summary

Square Enix will be looking to hire at the 2009 Game Developers Conference.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Environment Artist to take charge of the environment creation pipeline.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading in the design, execution, and maintenance of a large-scale production pipeline . The candidate must also have strong knowledge of the most current art technologies and techniques.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Environment Artist will work closely with the producer, the level designers, the concept artist, and art team to lead the creation of assets and levels. The Senior Environment Artist will be responsible for creating and maintaining an efficient production pipeline, and will be asked to identify and solve any obstacles along the way.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years professional experience
• Minimum 2 shipped titles for major console platforms
• A portfolio that demonstrates excellent concept, modeling, texturing and lighting skills
• Mastery of 3ds Max, Photoshop and ZBrush
• Experience creating all aspects of a 3D game environment including terrain, hard and soft surfaces, etc.
• Thorough understanding of lighting, rendering and technologies
• Skilled in unwrapping and texturing (photoreal and hand painted)
• Self motivated work ethic
• Genuine enthusiasm and knowledgeable interest in video games

Desired:

• Rigging and animation experience
• Experience making shell and in-game UI
• 3ds Max scripting