Advanced Material Artist

Certain Affinity, Inc.•Austin, TX

About The Position

As an Advanced Material Artist at Certain Affinity, you will work with a small team of Material Artists to create highly detailed material assets, including textures and masks, set up shaders, and maintain material libraries for game environments and other world assets. Certain Affinity is a game development studio based in Austin, Texas, with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. The studio co-develops AAA first-person shooter games and is also creating original games.

Requirements

Portfolio demonstrating a wide variety of materials created using procedural and 3D sculpting techniques, including tiled textures and 0–1 UV-mapped assets; assets must show strong attention to detail, believability, and overall composition.
Shipped two or more AAA titles as a material artist.
Solid technical understanding of PBR standards and surface/light interactions.
Drive to learn new workflows, technologies, and techniques.
Strong foundational knowledge in traditional arts.
Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.
Very strong knowledge of Substance Designer and Substance Painter.
Strong knowledge of Maya and/or another 3D modeling package.
Good knowledge of ZBrush modeling.
Solid understanding of color theory and ability to create balanced, appealing color palettes.
Punctual, diligent, articulate, and organized.

Responsibilities

Create physically based materials and textures for props, environments, and characters with little oversight.
Assist with master material creation in Unreal and maintain material pipelines.
Collaborate with other artists to build and integrate assets into a visually consistent and highly immersive world.
Match established art styles while helping improve visual direction.
Mentor more junior artists on technique and process.
Help streamline material creation workflows in Substance Designer.