Join Fools Theory as a Material Artist to craft photorealistic materials for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion, collaborating with CD PROJEKT RED. This role offers a chance to work with experienced gamedev veterans on a AAA title, with flexible hours and remote work options.
About this job
As a Material Artist, you will create photorealistic materials for various uses, build and maintain a high-quality PBR material library, and collaborate with art and technical teams. This role involves contributing to concepts, optimizing shaders, and working with scanned data to achieve a consistent visual style for game projects.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant industry experience and at least one shipped AAA title.
- A portfolio showcasing realistic, high-quality, game-ready materials and textures.
- Strong skills in procedural material creation software (Adobe Substance 3D Designer).
- Experience with Adobe Photoshop or equivalent tools.
- Experience with prototyping and creating master materials in engine.
- Solid skills in at least one major modeling package (3ds Max, Maya, Blender, etc.).
- Good knowledge of colour theory and lighting technical specifications.
- Strong understanding of physically based rendering practices (PBR).
- Experience with the Photogrammetry asset creation workflow and mentoring other team members in this area.
- Fluent in English.
Benefits & Perks
- Fixed-term contract.
- Opportunity to work on a cool project in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.
- Flexible working hours (core hours 10:00-16:00).
- Possibility to work remotely (from anywhere with a time zone difference of -/+ 2 hours from GMT+1).
- English language lessons.
- Working in a group of experienced specialists, often gamedev veterans, who are willing to share their knowledge.
- Custom tools to automate boring, repetitive stuff.
- Working with modern tools from leading technology suppliers (e.g. Jetbrains), as well as with our proprietary solutions.
- Support in industry training courses, conferences and fairs participation.
- Private medical insurance (Enel-med).
- Access to MyBenefit platform with a possibility to co-finance a Multisport Card.
- Psychological support.