Senior Environment Artist required at Sega Studios Australia

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Job Title: Senior Environment Artist
Department: Art Department
Location: Sega Studios Australia, Brisbane
Reporting to: Lead Environment Artist

Company Overview

As one of the world’s leading software publishers and developers, SEGA distributes games for a variety of hardware platforms such as Xbox 360, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC and wireless devices. We are very proud of our varied portfolio, boasting some of the bestselling and award-winning titles in the video-gaming world including Sonic The Hedgehog™, Football Manager™, Virtua Tennis™ and the Total War™ series.

SEGA has always been synonymous with great games and we plan to continue this incredible brand heritage, encouraging creative talent from our worldwide development studios, rich arcade heritage, huge brand recognition and the determination to set new standards in interactive entertainment.

SEGA Studio Australia is looking for talented, motivated individuals who are passionate about making great games. The studio facilitates a collaborative team environment in the belief that to produce the best games, teams must have creative ownership and constantly develop working practices.

Life in Brisbane

Positioned in the sub-tropics, Brisbane has achieved international recognition for having one of the most desirable climates in the world. Queensland is home to many renowned leisure destinations including tropical rainforests, relaxing rural retreats, and some of the world’s best surfing beaches. Combine the outdoor lifestyle and low living costs, Brisbane provides an exceptional quality of life.

Position Overview

A Senior Environment Artist is required to model and texture props and the scenery at a very high quality needed to build a complete environment, while adhering to the art style and direction set by the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist. As a Senior Environment Artist you will also be required to be more involved with the technical side of environment art creation depending on your personal strengths.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a high level of work quality at all times by combining an artistic talent and technical understanding of game development.
• Follow and act upon the art direction set by the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist.
• Work collaboratively with the environment team and provide feedback and ideas to improve the artwork.
• Follow and maintain project workflows and guidelines and maintain the organisation of assets.
• Create environments and assets that are visually impressive but also adhere to the technical limitations and dependencies of the engine.
• Export assets through the pipeline into game and debug errors associated with the art work.
• Provide support to tech and game teams fixing art issues, testing new features and collaborating to overcome technical limitations.
• Provide support and guidance to junior members of the team.
• Be flexible and accommodating to feedback and game changes in the pursuit of excellence.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Low and High Polygon modelling
• Texture painting and creation
• Understanding and creation of Specular, Normal, AO and Reflection maps
• Baking Normal maps from detailed meshes
• UVW Unwrapping
• Be responsive to deadlines and able to work under pressure
• Advanced understanding of Photoshop and 3ds Max (or similar 3d package)
• Knowledge and understanding of lighting.

Desirable

• Worked on at least 2 published titles to completion
• Excellent fine art skills
• Ability to use Zbrush
• Experience of using rendering engines like Beast, Turtle, or Vray
• Self-motivated and a positive customer focused attitude

This job description is an accurate reflection of the duties and responsibilities of the post as at the time of writing but will be changed from time to time as the job is a career development job which will be adjusted according to the progress of the job holder.

*** THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ***