// Open Role at Electric Square
Join Lively as a Freelance Senior Environment Artist to champion action-packed race tracks, influencing art style and mentoring a prop artist while contributing to character-filled AAA games.
At Lively, we pride ourselves on making games full of character. The world is fun and silly and sad and infuriating and banal and beautiful and ugly, and all of those things have a place in our games.
Lively hunger for difference, we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, products, and community. Lively is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are currently looking for a Senior Environment Artist to join our team. We have a particularly exciting project involving action packed race tracks which we are seeking a talented individual to champion.
Duties:
Reports to the Lead Environment Artist, coordinating with team leads on art objectives.
Owns the production of a track’s dressing, following the pipeline and delivery.
Coaches and mentors a prop artist helping with the work, making a significant and direct contribution to the creation of quality artwork.
Influences the defining look and feel and communicate art style principles to the team
Leads by example; demonstrate, communicate, and exemplify clear expectations for quality
Proactively assists in defining the art pipelines and best practices against industry benchmarks
Explores new techniques and technologies to achieve the best possible results.
In the most wholesome way imaginable, loves what they do, and we can tell. (This isn’t a codeword for crunch. The day is over. Go home. So to speak...)
Requirements
Experience owning the dressing of environments in a previous game team producing a AA or AAA product
Ideally a First in fine art, computer animation, digital media design or relevant degree
Exceptional portfolio that demonstrates a breadth of ability and traditional drawing skills
Solid understanding of 2D/3D art packages; Maya/Max, Substance, Photoshop, ZBrush etc
Expert knowledge of Unity, multiple shipped games using this engine
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrable time-management and organisational skills
A creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills
Enthusiastic team player, positive and outgoing personality with a can-do attitude
Genuine commitment to personal development
A love of creating unforgettable, utterly loveable gaming experiences for the audience!
Experience owning the dressing of environments in a previous AA or AAA game project. Ideally a degree in fine art, computer animation, or digital media design. Exceptional portfolio demonstrating breadth of ability and traditional drawing skills. Solid understanding of 2D/3D art packages like Maya/Max, Substance, Photoshop, ZBrush. Expert knowledge of Unity with multiple shipped games. Strong written and verbal communication, time-management, and organizational skills. Creative thinker with strong problem-solving abilities. Enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and genuine commitment to personal development.