Freelance Environment Artist

Job Summary

To support the creation of immersive animated worlds, the Freelance Environment Artist will design and build modular and bespoke environment assets in a remote, contracted-to-full-time role, utilizing Unreal Engine to bring various art styles to life.

Key responsibilities

• Create large-scale modular sets and intricate environment assets for animated productions
• Model and texture environment assets to production quality for use in Unreal Engine
• Collaborate with the art team to achieve the desired visual style and optimize existing assets

Required qualifications

• Strong experience with procedural and modular 3D environment asset creation for Unreal Engine
• Proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, including scene assembly and asset integration
• Experience with environment texturing using Substance Painter or similar software
• Proficiency in Maya or Blender for modeling detailed environment assets
• Strong understanding of topology, UV mapping, and optimization for real-time environments