Lead Environment Artist

We are looking for an experienced Lead Environment Artist to join our small team to help us build our first PC game!

As Lead Environment Artist, you will define quality and construct 3D environments while managing a team to deliver consistent high-quality environmental assets and locations.

You have experience working in bigger organizations on various projects in multicultural teams. You like to try new things and have an experimental mindset, where nothing is impossible. You believe in fast prototyping and effective workflows.

*This is an inhouse position, as such candidates must be able to work in Stockholm, Sweden.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience owning and effectively communicating about projects and workflow
• 5+ years of professional experience as an environment artist
• Professional experience working in stylized art styles
• Professional experience working in Maya, Photoshop, Substance, and Z-Brush
• Good people skills and experience managing teams
• Shipped at least 1 product on either console or PC from beginning to end.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create the look and feel of 3D assets ranging from hard surface structures to organic foliage
• Influence asset creation pipeline with your understanding of optimized low poly asset creation such as modular kits to take into account efficiency, speed, and cross dependencies
• Work with various materials from hand-painted diffuse to PBR workflows
• Work on lighting for various environments
• Push concept designs to the next level while taking into account technical and design constraints
• Communicate with various other disciplines to ensure all assets are optimized
• Provide support and serve as a mentor to more junior environment artists on the team
• Be a hiring manager for development team

What we offer:

• The startup spirit (less restriction, more control, direct feedback and influence to the company)
• A highly quality-focused work environment
• Full ownership of project
• Direct connection with clients and artists
• Great deal of freedom in problem solving journey (encourage creativity)
• Excellent onboarding program
• Fun working team with highly positive energy and strong team work
• Multicultural work environment

Perks & Benefits (applicable to inhouse employees only):

• 2 weeks paid winter break per year
• Work life balance (7 hours work plus 1 hour paid lunch)
• Wellness compensation allowance (5000 SEK per full year)
• Great working environment (well-equipped office and fun colleagues)
• Regular benefits such as pension, sick pay, 25 vacation days per full year, parental leave, etc.

Envar is a growing studio with a solid aim to become THE art and creative development studio in the world.

Our core values focus around collaboration, equal opportunity and providing an awesome environment to work in, no matter where are you located in the world.