3D Environment Art Generalist

As a 3D Art Generalist, you will effectively collaborate with a wide range of disciplines such as product design, engineers, producers, product managers, and art direction to ideate, improve art pipelines, and build assets to define the future of Horizon
Responsibilities:
· Partner closely with art leadership Tech Art and Engineering teams to define and develop prototypes and polished content in DCC packages, Houdini, etc.
· Oversee and manage layout, implementation and optimization of environment and props (including models, textures and shaders).
· Responsible for outlining asset authoring guidelines, process and pipeline as needed.
· Work with engineers and technical artists to inform asset creation pipelines.
· Asset optimization -- topology reduction, draw call reduction, texture baking, etc.
· Work closely with engineers to implement interactive objects and systems.
· Quickly solve issues with your cross-functional peers.
· Collaborate and iterate based on the team's needs and feedback.
· Demonstrate broad technical expertise to assist in a wide variety of technical and artistic tasks.
· Demonstrate strong time management and prioritization skills.
· Collaborate with stakeholders to develop task lists to ensure assignments are progressing in alignment with schedules, milestones and overall project goals.

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· 4+ years of experience in either the game industry as a 3D artist.
· Experience creating and deploying asset kits for games or other real-time applications.
· Experience communicating in a multi-disciplinary team, including engineers, artists, and designers.
· Experience with one or more commercial game engines (e.g. Unreal or Unity).
· Knowledge of 3D modeling and asset creation packages like Maya, Houdini, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, ZBrush, Knald, Marmoset, Photoshop, etc.
· Strong communication skills for working across multiple disciplines.
· Task driven, self-motivated, proactive & works well under deadlines.
· Generalist knowledge in skills such as modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, physics and particle systems.
· Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

· Professional content development experience, including shipping multiple titles
· Prior virtual reality experience
· Experience creating textures and materials in Substance
· Look development experience
· Experience working in a variety of visual styles
· Able to locate and resolve content and asset performance bottlenecks through investigation and content optimization
· Experience in layout and level design
Proven experience supporting the creation of levels or game environments.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.