Lead Environmental Artist

1 month ago
Contract
Lead
AR/VR Development
Xsolla

Xsolla

Xsolla is an international payment solution provider for online games, offering tools to launch, monetize, and scale games worldwide with local payment methods and fraud prevention.

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 2005

Description

  • Lead the creation of high-quality environments from concept through final implementation.
  • Establish and maintain the visual quality bar while meeting technical and performance requirements.
  • Create optimized environment assets, including modular kits, architecture, terrain, props, materials, and set dressing.
  • Work closely with Technical Artists, Level Designers, Lighting Artists, and Engineers to balance visual quality with performance.
  • Define and maintain environment art pipelines, workflows, and technical standards.
  • Identify and resolve performance issues related to geometry, materials, textures, lighting, draw calls, memory usage, LODs, and asset complexity.
  • Review and provide feedback on Environment Artists’ work and support their professional development.
  • Collaborate with Art Direction to translate artistic vision into scalable and technically achievable environments.
  • Participate in profiling and optimization throughout production.

Requirements

  • Strong professional experience as a Senior or Lead Environment Artist in game development.
  • An excellent portfolio demonstrating visually compelling, production-ready environments.
  • Strong understanding of real-time optimization and the ability to balance visual fidelity with performance.
  • Advanced knowledge of environment production pipelines, modular workflows, LODs, materials, shaders, texture optimization, and asset budgets.
  • Strong proficiency with industry-standard 3D tools and experience working in Unreal Engine and/or Unity.
  • Good understanding of lighting, composition, scale, color, and environmental storytelling.
  • Ability to profile environments, identify technical bottlenecks, and collaborate with technical teams to resolve them.
  • Leadership and mentoring experience with the ability to provide clear, constructive artistic and technical feedback.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Unlimited Flexible Time Off.
  • A personalized career roadmap for each employee.
  • Professional development through training and educational opportunities.
  • A supportive benefits program focused on physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
  • A collaborative, creativity-focused company culture.

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