Senior Level Artist

As our new Senior Level Artist (f/m/d) at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, you will be responsible for creating exceptional high quality and playable game environments with our Ubisoft in-house engine.

What you will do:

• Support Level Design with your artistic vision and experience, prototype and implement stunning game worlds and environments for our projects.
• Creation of high-quality level art content to setup the benchmark in respect of technical constraints and artistic direction.
• Define, manage and delegate out resources from creation to placement.
• Assess artistic content with Lead Artist and establish time and planning estimates by priority and level.
• Share technical and artistic knowledge to mentor junior members of the team.
• Be a reference for the level art team in relation to various artistic elements and find solution to complex issues that arise.
• Close collaboration with the Art Teams and the Level Design Team to develop an exceptional player experience.
• Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders to confirm task direction and ensure consistency of work within the team.
• Documentation, asset briefing, set-up placeholders and final beautification of in-game scenes with a focus on mood and storytelling.
• Cooperation with other Ubisoft teams all around the world on a daily basis.
• Scene management, asset integration and performance optimization.

Requirements

What you bring:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the games industry.
• At least one shipped commercial AAA title.
• Being used to work on tasks autonomously and to deliver results in time.
• Be forward thinking and anticipate the needs of your project with a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.
• Ability to accept feedback and adapt to change.
• Willingness to share your experience with other artists and drive to grow.
• Drive to push the limits of current workflows and seek ways to improve them.
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written.
• A keen eye for composition, proportion, and sense of scale.
• Strong ability to tell stories through level art.
• Understanding and skills in lighting.
• Solid understanding of industry standard 3D modelling packages as well as texture & material creation workflows.
• Ability to work with level art specific techniques like scattering, terrain blending etc.
• Solid understanding of Level Design.

What to send our way:

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experience and skills.
• A cover letter including your earliest starting date, expected salary and why you would like to join us.

Portfolio:

It is required that you submit a portfolio of your work with your application. You may do so by providing a link to an online portfolio (preferred), or attaching documents to your resume.

All portfolios must contain a detailed shot breakdown of the work. It must be very clear what you, the applicant, are responsible for in your reel, portfolio, screenshots etc. The portfolio should contain the following:

• Examples of stylized and realistic environments scenes.
• Examples of mood and lighting.
• Examples of environmental storytelling.
• Examples of style variety.