Job Description

The Coalition is a flagship first-party studio within Xbox Game Studios and the home to one of gaming\xe2\x80\x99s most critically and commercially acclaimed series, Gears of War. We are a group of diverse and talented individuals working for a common purpose to push the limits of Microsoft\'s entertainment platform and devices. As a studio, we lead from our values and work together to promote respect and inclusion, a growth mindset and grit, all while putting our team first. If you have the fire to work with our driven team, then come work with us.

The Coalition is seeking an inspiring, highly motivated senior environment artist. In this position you will be collaborating with other members of the environment art team, the level art team and other departments to help make the artistic vision set out by art direction a reality. We are looking for a candidate that has a proven track record of delivering visually stunning, high-quality levels and collaborating with other disciplines, as well as mentoring and supporting other members of the environment art team.

Responsibilities:

• Uphold the values of The Coalition Art team in building a creative, positive & inclusive culture for the level art team.
• Contribute to the environment art team during all phases of production.
• Creation of 3D assets, high quality models & sculpts, textures and surfaces. Fixing bugs and polishing in-game assets.
• Produce high quality artwork, develop workflows with documentation to help others succeed.
• Actively accept feedback from the environment Art Lead and Art Director.
• Offer support to team members, outsource reviewers/managers, and external artists if needed.
• Ability to work well under deadlines; self-motivated and works well in collaborative environment.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Human Computer Interaction, Visual Communications or related art field AND 2+ years\' experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment

• OR equivalent experience.
• Shipped at least 1 AAA game.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years\' experience working in the video game and/or film industry
• You have a portfolio with examples of environment artwork.
• You can model, sculpt, and texture environmental assets, architectural sets, and surfaces.
• You are comfortable with organic and hard surface asset creation.
• You are very comfortable with Maya or other 3D software, Z-Brush, Substance Painter, and Photoshop. Experience with Substance Designer, SpeedTree and Houdini is a plus.
• You are comfortable with a modern game engine such as Unreal, Frostbite or Unity.
• You enjoy working with other people and departments to deliver multi-discipline goals.
• You work well with deadlines and are self-motivated and directed.

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