Senior Artist
UK Remote or West Midlands Based – Birmingham/Worcestershire Area
Please Note: We welcome applicants that prefer to work from home, so please get in touch!
Role and Purpose:
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to play a central role in crafting visually stunning and immersive game content that captivates players’ imaginations and enhances their gaming experience. You’ll be an enthusiastic and self-motivated team member who has a passion for 3D art and making excellent game content. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, solid work ethic and a positive, supportive attitude.
Responsibilities:
- Work with and guide the Art team in creating complex and captivating game art, including environments and props, hard-surface and organic.
- Communicate and collaborate with Art and Design Leads as well as your Art team to establish and uphold the quality bar of the game’s artwork, ensuring a consistent and cohesive visual identity.
- Help manage the day-to-day progress of the team and ensure compliance with project specific update/feedback/production processes.
- Build upon and champion best pipeline practices for asset creation, optimization, and performance, ensuring artwork meets visual quality standards and runs smoothly across target platforms.
- Working with the Production team to support the planning and delivery of art content.
- Lead by example, keeping an enthusiastic attitude for the project whilst motivating and supporting a diverse team of artists.
- Participate in staff interviews, onboarding, mentorship programs and performance reviews, fostering skill development and artistic growth.
- Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and artistic techniques to continually push the boundaries of game art and contribute fresh ideas to the team.
Requirements:
- Professional experience in a senior artistic role for video games, with a proven track record of creating high-quality and engaging 3D artwork.
- High level of understanding of game art content creation for Unreal Engine, including the full modelling, texturing, material, and lighting authoring process.
- Highly proficient in relevant industry-standard software such as Blender, Photoshop, Substance, ZBrush or equivalents.
- A creative eye and care for art direction in your own work and the work of your team.
- Excellent understanding of art fundamentals, including composition, colour theory, form, structure, and lighting, to create compelling artwork.
- An understanding of design theory, including composition, framing, and general game feel.
- Strong support-focused interpersonal skills, able to communicate, collaborate and mentor effectively.
- Able to manage your time effectively, delegating and prioritising based on project need.
- A passion for gaming and a commitment to delivering visually stunning and captivating gaming experiences.
Desirable Skills:
- Shipped at least one title in a Senior position, within a relevant game art production pipeline.
- Solid 2D art skills, including the ability to create concept art and paint-overs to guide development.
- Skills in any adjacent areas such as Niagara, Blueprint, Concept Art, Character Art, Animation, Level Design etc.
- Experience creating high fidelity, realistic foliage using SpeedTree or similar pipelines.
Portfolio
Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.
Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com
What We Offer
Based just outside Birmingham, Flix offers a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio. The team is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development.
We also offer the following:
- Private healthcare.
- Additional time off over the Christmas period on top of standard holidays.
- Bonus scheme.
- Team outings and events.
- Summer BBQ + Festive party.
If you have the drive and skills for making games and think you have what it takes to work within our team then we’d love to hear from you.
For more information visit our site – Flix Interactive
Alternatively, call our recruitment team on – 01527 958 177
