BLACKMILL GAMES - Environment Artist (F/H/NB)

BlackMill Games is looking for an experienced (mid - senior) Environment Artist with a passion for history to work on our series of WW1-themed multiplayer first-person shooters. We are looking for a passionate artist who can bridge the gap between Level art, Design and our 3D/Prop artists. Responsibilities

• Create immersive environments: Design and Develop expansive maps in large-scale environments, Set dressing of POI’s in the maps.
• Prototyping and content planning: Work hand in hand with level design, prototyping designs, Work out designs into optimised modular sets, Plan level content, guard overscoping, and estimate time.
• Maintain quality standards: Ensure environments meet quality and technical standards, keep checks on optimisation. Uphold naming conventions and storing source assets.
• Cross-team collaboration: Work together with the Art Director, level designers and 3D/Prop Artist. Ensuring seamless collaboration and bridging between departments.
• Innovation and Knowledge sharing: Involvement and development of using and sharing tools to improve visual quality and optimise workflows. Documenting workflows for internal sharing between artists and other departments.

Expected skills

• Artistic skills:

• Interpreting reference images or concept art and faithfully & accurately recreating it into the 3D World
• Sense of scale and Composition
• Keen eye for Color and materials

• 3D Skills

• Creating accurate blockout models
• Converting blockouts into workable modular sets
• High to lowpoly workflow
• Uving, Baking and Texturing
• Working with Trimsheets
• Full understanding of modelling to create high-quality architecture and organic models

Other Requirements

• Game engine experience

• Understanding of importing and setting up assets in the engine
• Understanding of tools to set dress in the engine
• Understanding of landscape tools

• Fully Remote work experience

• Self motivated
• Collaborative mindset

Bonus Skills/Experience

• Affinity for World War One
• Passionate gamer
• Experience with SVN
• Unity 6:

• HDRP pipeline
• Lighting
• Shaders
• Artistic Tools

• Sculpting
• Creating materials