SENIOR ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
Action Adventure
Stormfront Studios is looking for an experienced, creative, and highly motivated Senior Environment Artist to create jaw-dropping real-time 3D worlds. You'll be a part of our talented team in the creation of our next blockbuster title! Based upon a high profile license that will appear as a major motion picture in 2008, this action-adventure game will benefit from unprecedented collaboration and synergy with the film. If you've got the chops and drive to bring an exciting license to life across multiple platforms, we'd like to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
- Build organic, inorganic, realistic, vast, or confined gameplay spaces using 3Dstudio Max. [Some projects may require Maya proficiency].
- Work with Game Designers and Programmers to meet game and tech requirements
- Generate Textures, Specular maps and Normal Maps
- Implement physics, complex camera moves, and dynamic lighting
- Deliver high quality visuals within polygon and texture budgets
- Act as a communication pipeline between Art and Tech
- Collaborate with Lead and Art Director to develop and improve techniques
- Keep abreast of technological breakthroughs and industry standards
- Build on and enhances Art/Tech/Design relationships
Requirements
- 3 or more years as an Environment Artist on at least one major game title
- High level drawing and drafting skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of color, value, composition, space, and lighting
- Demonstrated ability to design and create dynamic 3D game environments
- Expert skill with 3DstudioMax, Z-Brush, Photoshop, and possibly Maya
- Deep understanding of pipelines.
Plusses
- BFA or higher from an accredited art/design school is ideal.
- Architectural training
- Experience with:
- Shader creation or Next Gen Shader
- Maxscript or MEL Script
- Reactor or Maya Dynamics
Company and Culture
Stormfront Studios has earned a reputation as a top developer of award-winning video games with over 40 published titles, including The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, NASCAR Racing for EA Sports, and the original Neverwinter Nights on AOL. In a world where new companies start up and die with every cycle, Stormfront has prospered for an incredible 19 years, and now we're working on some of our most exciting projects ever.
We've built our team by finding the most creative, passionate and talented people with deep expertise in design, programming, art, audio and production. We provide unique and creative career challenges, and gamer teammates who are equally committed. If you're looking for experienced and supportive management, a healthy team atmosphere, and an outstanding opportunity where high standards are respected and contributions are recognized, we would like to talk to you. We offer excellent pay and benefits, and are located just minutes north of San Francisco . For more information see www.stormfront.com
Contact: Please email your resume and cover letter describing why you're the best candidate for this opportunity to Marta Daglow:
Please do not present or submit any demo materials that have not been cleared for release by the copyright owners.
Stormfront Studios
1600 Los Gamos Drive
Suite 380
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 461-5845