Senior Environment Artist

The Walt Disney Company • Glendale, CA

10d • Remote

About The Position

About the Role & Team Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe! We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned Senior Environment Artist looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”. We are looking for a uniquely talented Senior Environment Artist with a focus on materials to join us on a daring and exciting new project. Are you an experienced game developer with superb art skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties? If so, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! This is a remote opportunity with minimal travel expectations.

Requirements

• 5 years of PC and console game development experience and shipped a AAA or successful Indie Title, including holding a position of Environment Artist for 3 years.
• A portfolio of work that accurately represents your personal and team-based artistic achievements.
• Deep technical understanding of materials and shaders in Unreal, with extensive knowledge of current technologies and surfacing techniques.
• Strong artistic and interpersonal skills, with a genuine passion for collaborative development.
• Expertise in environmental visual design, including lighting, composition, staging, and architecture.
• Proven understanding of environment art creation that supports level design and enhances gameplay.
• Ability to craft unique new assets and creatively re-use existing libraries.
• Experience developing content using Unreal Engine and/or UEFN (Unreal Editor Fortnite) knowledge of current UE-specific environment creation, lighting, and optimization technologies and techniques.
• At least one shipped game or equivalent live service game launch experience.
• Familiarity with early game and/or R&D (Research and development).
• A Bachelor’s degree in Art and/or Design or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• The application must include a portfolio or link showcasing designs of real-time game environments.
• Please share or disable any passwords for efficient review of portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Create a wide range of stylized and realistic materials in Substance Designer, ZBrush, Photoshop and Unreal.
• Build and maintain a material library that is highly optimized, ensuring performance throughout multiple projects on different platforms.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and other disciplines to create engaging, inspiring and compelling materials, spaces, environments, props and items based on Disney’s robust portfolio of worlds and characters including Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.
• Iterate on game assets and environments with fellow artists via paint overs, studies, and group critiques to improve visuals and gameplay.
• Champion and evangelize in-game environment performance and best practices for asset creation, materials, lighting, etc.
• Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney, helping to build and define the world of our project.

Benefits

• Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life.
• This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide.
• Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior