Sr Staff Environment Artist, Foliage

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Job Description

Santa Monica Studio is seeking a Sr Staff Environment Artist for the development of a new unannounced title! We are looking for an experienced Environment Artist with expertise in foliage and vegetation.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive foliage and vegetation assets from start to finish – including benchmarks, documentation, material balancing, and standards
• Possess strong time management and prioritization skills – this entails collaborating with Production to manage responsibilities and ensure goals will be met from a scope, schedule, or artistic perspective
• Manage requests or information needs regarding any aspect of the Foliage and vegetation art creation process
• Capable of resolving a wide range of complex artistic development issues for artists and other team members
• Deep understanding of development pipelines and processes relating to foliage and vegetation
• Provide instruction / technical specifications / performance requirements across internal team and external partners for asset creation
• Audit assets to ensure specifications / standards are being met
• Independently undertake research and information gathering prior to a new task to ensure game design needs, reference materials, artistic direction and technological considerations are effectively managed to meet defined goals
• Actively advance skill set, abilities and share knowledge by keeping aware of industry trends and techniques, conducting general research, developing innovative techniques, and testing new systems or tools

Requirements

Preferred Experience

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

This role is eligible for SIE's top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.

The estimated base pay range for this role is $143,700—$215,500 USD.

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