Materials Artist

As a Materials Artist at Visual Concepts, you will be responsible for defining the visual aesthetics of player-driven experiences in WWE titles. Collaborating with the art team, you will create rich materials that enhance storytelling and elevate the realism of our environments. Your technical expertise in PBR shaders and material authoring will be crucial in troubleshooting issues and ensuring high-quality output. With a strong sense of organization and a commitment to naming conventions, you will contribute to building and maintaining an extensive library of materials. Join our diverse and innovative team to learn and grow alongside industry-leading professionals.

Collaborate with the art team to develop rich materials for player driven experiences in WWE titles

Define the look of environments in WWE titles by creating materials infused with storytelling

Demonstrate strong technical understanding of PBR shaders and properly author the various input maps that define materials

Troubleshoot issues related to materials and provide solutions

Build and maintain a vast library of materials

Follow naming conventions for materials

• Strong technical understanding of PBR shaders
• Ability to author various input maps that define materials
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong opinions on naming conventions
• Ability to work with the art director and environment artists
• Knowledge of best practices for applying materials to in-game assets
• Ability to pilot new methods and advanced techniques for materials and shaders
• Ability to keep the library of materials well organized and easily searchable
• Optimization of materials for target platforms while maintaining artistic integrity
• Ability to provide estimates, manage time, and meet deadlines

• A portfolio demonstrating 3+ years of experience with console games as an Artist, with a minimum of one released title
• Proficiency in the creation of high-quality materials using Adobe Substance Tools
• Experience creating physically based materials and a deep understanding of real-time physically based lighting
• Strong technical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and work efficiently within a game pipeline
• Familiarity with asset tracking tools like Perforce, and JIRA
• Experience with real-time, physically-based lighting
• Experience with Python scripting