Create and Implement High-Quality Environments: Develop high-quality environment content with a particular focus on terrain, geology, and natural landscapes, using a combination of procedural and handcrafted techniques aligned with the game’s artistic vision and technical constraints
Own Terrain & Landscape Workflows: Create and refine terrain using heightfield-based workflows across tools such as Houdini and Gaea, generating masks and data that drive believable, scalable world building
Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work closely with the Art Leads, Game Designers, and Technical Artists to ensure environments are visually compelling, gameplay-optimised, and meet performance targets
Leverage Advanced Tools and Techniques: Utilise Houdini and Gaea for terrain generation, mask creation and geology scatters, Substance Designer to process masks and develop supporting textures, and Unreal Engine for landscape sculpting and material/shader setup
Mentor and Guide the Environment Art Team: Provide leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level artists, maintaining high-quality standards and fostering a culture of creativity and excellence
Contribute to Reviews and Feedback: Participate in critiques and reviews of environment art, offering constructive feedback to ensure work meets both artistic and gameplay requirements

Shipped Games: Proven experience shipping at least one major game title as a Senior Environment Artist
Terrain & Procedural Workflow Expertise: Strong experience building terrain using heightfield workflows, including generating and utilising masks within Houdini and/or Gaea to drive large-scale environment creation
Tool Proficiency: Experience with Houdini and Gaea for terrain generation, Substance Designer for processing masks and creating supporting textures, and Unreal Engine for landscape sculpting and basic material/shader setup
Game Engine Expertise: Strong experience with Unreal Engine, with a focus on environment integration, terrain workflows, and optimisation
Artistic and Design Fundamentals: Strong understanding of shape, form, composition, and visual storytelling principles to build compelling and believable worlds
Collaboration and Leadership: Excellent communication skills, with experience mentoring others and working effectively across disciplines

Desirable

Unreal Engine Expertise: Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5, including PCG and more advanced material workflows
Large-Scale World Experience: Experience building expansive, open-world environments using procedural terrain pipelines
Photogrammetry: Experience in capturing, processing, and integrating terrain and geological assets using photogrammetry alongside procedural workflows

Senior Environment Artist

Key skills