Blizzard Entertainment is hiring : Environment Artist – Unannounced Game | Irvine

Environment Artist – Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. We are looking for an Environment Artist to help craft Blizzard’s next great game. As an important member of the development team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality Environment Artwork through artistic and technical knowledge. You understand how to effectively build, integrate, and optimize a variety of Environment asset types as well as how to support the gameplay experience. You are comfortable operating in a startup environment, navigating through ambiguity with purpose.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Environment leadership team, collaborating with designers, artists, engineers, Materials, VFX and Lighting departments to deliver game environment artwork.
• Use your experience in Environment Art creation to contribute to our working practices from iterative prototyping to final best-in-class execution across a range of Environment tasks including level set-dressing, asset creation, collaboration with external partners, terrain manipulation, and material work.
• Contribute to content creation briefs and guidelines to guide the work of internal and external artists.
• Directly contribute to the practical work of taking Environments from concept to completion.
• Remain current on industry trends including advancement in commercial game engines and workflow efficiencies.
• Work with production to complete tasks within the given timeframe identifying any blockers and workflow improvements early.

Experience – Minimum Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

Key Attributes

Extra Points

Experience creating and handling photogrammetry data.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

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