TL;DR
Senior Environment Artist (Game Art): Creating immersive, high-quality game environments for AAA titles with an accent on world-building workflows, terrain systems, and set dressing. Focus on designing engaging playable spaces, collaborating across art and design teams, and pushing the visual quality of levels.
Location: Hybrid in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Company
Criterion Games is an award-winning game studio part of Electronic Arts, focused on crafting quality games and innovating the future of the Battlefield franchise.
What you will do
- Shape the visual direction of levels in collaboration with Art Directors and Leads.
- Create playable, engaging, and well-composed spaces from blockout to final quality with Level Designers.
- Set quality benchmarks and examples for environment art and set dressing.
- Collaborate with Environment Artists, Lighting, VFX, Cinematics, and Technical Art for cohesive worlds.
- Use advanced terrain tools and world-building workflows to build believable environments.
- Provide feedback and mentorship to raise team quality and evolve workflows.
Requirements
- Must be based in or able to work hybrid in Guildford, United Kingdom.
- Senior-level environment or level artist with 5+ years experience on shipped AAA titles.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual quality and composition skills.
- Experience with world-building workflows, terrain systems, material creation, modular kits, set dressing, and photogrammetry.
- Comfortable leading levels through all production phases and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams.
- English proficiency at least B2 (job posting in English).
Culture & Benefits
- Supportive environment valuing creativity, collaboration, and diverse perspectives.
- Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, mental well-being, retirement savings, paid time off, and family leaves.
- Opportunities for growth, learning, and experimentation.
- Commitment to equal opportunity employment and workplace accommodations.