CrawlJobs Logo
Activision Logo Activision · Art and Entertainment

Senior Environment Artist

United States of America, Santa Monica 80800.00 - 149400.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 21, 2026
Apply Position
Job Link Share

Job Description

Senior (or above) Environment Artist – World Artist. Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior (or above) Environment Artist (World Artist) to join the development of a new IP. Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly skilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining! In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with level designers and the art director to bring locations to life from early research and visual development to final in-engine environments. You’ll contribute to crafting spaces that support gameplay, reinforce narrative, and create memorable player experiences. Working as part of a collaborative team, you’ll help translate creative vision into detailed, optimized 3D environments that feel cohesive, intentional, and alive. As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better; with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.

Job Responsibility

  • Collaborate with level designers and the art director to discuss and understand game intentions and vision
  • Have ownership of a particular part of the game (i.e. a large part of the environment)
  • Participate in the ideation of locations/levels by performing research (collecting written descriptions and visual references)
  • Craft compelling visual narratives that reinforce and enhance the game’s setting, story, and gameplay elements
  • Assess level scope with your immediate supervisor to establish an achievable production schedule
  • Build the rough map of the level with the level designer to show the preliminary graphic intentions, gameplays and ensure they are approved
  • Set up placeholders and submit prop and material requests to internal or OS teams
  • follow up on the progress and quality of the work during its development
  • Create a variety of 3D models (architecture, foliage, props) from photo references and concept art
  • Build (set dress, edit, optimize) realistic detailed 3d environments from photo reference and concept
  • Assist in troubleshooting artistic and technical issues

Requirements

  • Solid portfolio demonstrating focus and passion for 3d environment & prop creation
  • Professional experience in creating Environment or Prop Art in AAA game development with at least one AAA title connected to your name
  • Excellent artistic and design skills, including a keen eye for composition, color theory, and visual storytelling
  • Proficiency in industry-standard 3D modeling and texturing software (e.g., Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer)
  • Experience working in Modern Game Engines with an awareness of game budgets, limits, and memory constraints
  • Ability to consistently resolve issues from a visual, production, and technical perspective
  • Basic ability to communicate visually utilizing traditional media
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work well in a team environment
  • Ability to adapt to evolving project needs and work under tight deadlines

Nice to have

  • Experience in working in or developing procedural workflows via tools like Houdini or UPS
  • Experience with photogrammetry or other scanning techniques & workflows

What we offer

  • Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
  • 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
  • Relocation assistance
Activision - All Job Offers

Looking for more opportunities?

Search for other job offers that match your skills and interests.

Suggested Tags: Frontend Developer Secretary Talent Manager Salesforce Administrator Data Analyst
Similar Jobs for

Senior Environment Artist

8 matching positions

Senior Environment Artist

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Senior Environment Artist to help d...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Oxford
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
rebellion.com Logo
Rebellion
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Strong professional experience in game development with a solid understanding of production pipelines (full production-cycle experience preferred)
  • Portfolio showcasing high-quality, realistic props and environments presented in-engine, with confident composition, lighting, and materials
  • Excellent art fundamentals (composition, colour, scale, shape language, lighting) and the ability to articulate what’s working and what needs improving
  • Able to generate and iterate quickly in 3D, taking environments from blockout through to polished set-dressing
  • Demonstrates originality and strong reference skills. Able to interpret reference, not just replicate, and elevate quality through iteration
  • Ideally confident in Blender (training can be provided)
  • experience with Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, or similar DCC tools also welcomed
  • Strong PBR workflow knowledge, including Substance Painter and high-to-low baking
  • Comfortable building and optimising environments in a professional game engine, balancing quality with performance
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Planning and building entire levels together with level design, with consideration of visual storytelling and memorable aesthetics
  • Create functional assets which can be shared across the project in respect of the technical and artistic constraints
  • Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders to confirm task direction and consistency of own work
  • Ensure the technical and artistic quality of the project by collaborating with Technical Artists and the Environment Art Team, and make changes when necessary
  • Support the Lead Artist in any ad hoc tasks and duties
  • Be an active mentor and role model for the Environment Art team. Work to maintain morale and create an atmosphere of creativity and enthusiasm
What we offer
What we offer
  • 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days)
  • Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
  • Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover
  • Enhanced Family Leave
  • Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
  • Enhanced Pension Scheme
  • EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
  • Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Environment Artist - Terrain

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior (or above) Environment Artist - ...
Location
Location
Poland , Warsaw
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
activision.com Logo
Activision
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating experience and interest in 3D terrain and world creation
  • Professional experience contributing to environment or world terrain development in AAA or comparable game development contexts
  • Strong artistic and design skills, including a keen eye for composition, color theory, and visual storytelling
  • Proficiency in industry-standard terrain modeling software like, Gaia or World Creator
  • Experience working in modern game engines and understand performance considerations such as budgets and memory constraints
  • Approach challenges from artistic, production, and technical perspectives
  • Can communicate visual ideas clearly, including through sketches or traditional media
  • Work effectively in collaborative team environments
  • Adapt to evolving project needs and shifting priorities
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Contributing to the ideation of large spaces through research, written descriptions, and visual references
  • Create and refine large-scale terrain using engine tools and external sculpting software, shaping mountains, valleys, cliffs and natural landforms that support gameplay and visual direction
  • Generate and refine heightmaps, splat maps, and mask data to ensure clean topology and efficient world composition
  • Use procedural tools and LiDAR-based samples to build seamless landscapes while maintaining artistic control and cohesion
  • Collaborate with level designers to ensure terrain supports traversal, combat spaces, sightlines, and overall gameplay flow
  • Partner with foliage, biome, lighting, and environment artists to ensure cohesive integration with vegetation, architecture, and atmosphere
  • Contribute to terrain workflow documentation, best practices, and continuous improvement of landscape pipelines and toolsets
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior/ 2D Environment Concept Artist

Location
Location
Singapore
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
igg.com Logo
IGG
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Art-related major with a strong artistic foundation
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Western cartoon-style environment concept design
  • experience leading a design team is highly preferred
  • Passion for games and a focus on player experience, with the ability to collaborate on product improvements through your work
  • Strong sense of responsibility, ability to work under pressure, high level of engagement, and commitment to team goals
  • Proficiency in required design software, and familiarity with using AI tools to assist in environment concept creation, effect optimization, and efficiency improvement
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Possess excellent artistic expression skills, contribute to defining the game's visual style, and develop environment concept design templates and guidelines
  • Demonstrate strong environment planning abilities, leading and organizing the work of concept artists and production staff
  • Participate in core environment design tasks, review outsourced design drafts, and guide external production teams
  • Conduct design reviews in accordance with the environment concept pipeline
  • Accumulate and share environment design expertise within the team
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior 3D Environment & Level Artist

We are looking for a Senior 3D Environment & Level Artist to join our team and c...
Location
Location
Romania; Moldova , Iasi; Chisinau
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
feel-it-services.com Logo
Feel IT Services
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 5+ years of professional experience as a 3D Artist, Environment Artist, or Level Designer in games or simulations
  • Strong proficiency in Blender, 3ds Max, Maya (or equivalent)
  • Proven experience creating both greybox prototypes and polished, production-ready scenes
  • Solid understanding of PBR materials, texturing, and optimization for real-time engines
  • Experience working with Unity (import/export pipeline, scene organization
  • deep engine programming not required)
  • Strong artistic judgment, attention to detail, and excellent spatial reasoning
  • Ability to balance visual quality with performance constraint
  • A strong portfolio showcasing realistic environments and/or assets
  • English proficiency – written and spoken
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Design, build, and iterate immersive, realistic, and logically structured environments (forests, fields, urban areas, mission zones and interior locations)
  • Create greybox layouts to prototype level flow, spatial logic, and mission readability
  • Model, texture, and optimize high-quality 3D assets, including environments, props, and drone models
  • Apply PBR workflows to achieve realism while maintaining real-time performance
  • Integrate assets into Unity, working closely with developers on scene setup and optimization.
  • Ensure visual consistency, technical quality, and performance stability across all scenarios.
  • Participate in level design decisions and contribute to overall environment composition.
  • Create, document, and maintain a reusable asset library for current and future projects.
  • Adapt assets to meet technical constraints of real-time simulation and training use cases.
What we offer
What we offer
  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • Supportive working climate with flexible work practices
  • Lunch tickets
  • Coffee, fruits and other goodies at the office
  • Sport facilities
  • Company-sponsored events
  • Travelling opportunities in some project areas
  • Career development opportunities (certifications / trainings / conferences)
  • Feel IT referral bonus
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Artist

Climax is one of the leading creative lights of independent games development wi...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Edinburgh
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
climaxstudios.com Logo
Climax Studios
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • At least 4+ years of experience in console development with at least 2 shipped titles
  • Effective visual and verbal communication skills when directing internal or external teams or individuals
  • Excellent resource management and judgement
  • Comfortable liaising with and presenting to clients in an authoritative and professional manner
  • Someone who is self-motivated, friendly, gregarious with attention to detail and a passion for delivering the best possible game experience
  • Excellent at managing deadlines & budgets, with excellent time management skills
  • Experience developing and implementing solid art production pathways
  • The ability to find creative solutions when troubleshooting and assessing risks
  • A good understanding of cutting-edge artistic techniques and tools and the ability to implement them into current practical practices
  • Creative and self-motivated
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Conceive, create and be a key part of the team in creating innovative experiences via artistic visuals for AAA titles
What we offer
What we offer
  • Excellent holiday package
  • Regular social events
  • A friendly, focused, ambitious and relaxed working environment
  • Ongoing training and development, with career progression
  • Group Private Medical Insurance provided by BUPA
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Private Dental Insurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Artist (External Development)

Senior Artist (External Development) Dambuster Studios - creators of the number ...
Location
Location
United Kingdom , Nottingham
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
jobs.360resourcing.co.uk Logo
360 Resourcing Solutions
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Excellent spoken, written, and visual communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex tasks, instructions, and technical issues to external partners
  • Strong ability to work from detailed concept art and reference materials when supporting external teams
  • Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, adhere to asset organisation standards, and follow established pipelines
  • In-depth understanding of art development workflows, including high-to-low poly modelling, lighting, and PBR material authoring, with the ability to define best practices that minimise visual issues and bugs
  • Solid understanding of game engine tools, pipelines, and technical limitations (memory, GPU, CPU performance)
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate challenges, overcome setbacks, and identify effective solutions
  • Ability to mentor and support junior artists, sharing best practices and raising overall team quality
  • Willingness to travel when required to support external development
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Provide clear technical and aesthetic feedback to external artists, maintaining a consistent high-quality bar for the game
  • Collaborate with the Art Director, Lead Artist, Lead Environment Artist, and other senior staff to align external content with the project vision
  • Coordinate with internal artists and production teams to ensure smooth collaboration with external partners
  • Prepare and maintain art briefs, asset packs, and documentation to guide external development teams
  • Contribute to and refine art style guides, development pipelines, and best practices, working with wider art and engineering teams to resolve risks and improve workflows
  • Facilitate art reviews with art leadership, ensuring clear and actionable feedback is communicated to external teams
  • Partner with concept artists and art direction to ensure reference material provided to external teams is clear, detailed, and production ready
  • Help establish and uphold visual benchmarks to guide external partners in meeting the studio's quality expectations
  • Create high-quality models, materials, and environments as required to support production and provide examples for external teams
  • Support, mentor, and inspire junior artists, providing guidance on best practices and studio workflows
What we offer
What we offer
  • Core hours 9.30am – 4pm, remaining hours worked flexibly
  • Domestic relocation support, if required
  • Work styles: fully studio-based, hybrid (you must live within 50 miles of our studio and a reasonably commutable time, and be happy to come in 2-3 days per week), or remote (from anywhere within the UK)
  • Holiday allowance that increases with service (to a maximum of 30 days plus statutory public holidays)
  • Annual pay reviews
  • Company pension contribution that increases with service
  • Company enhanced full pay for maternity leave for the first 26 weeks (to qualifying expectant mothers)
  • Clear career progression within Dambuster Studios
  • Studio funded learning and development opportunities
  • Modern game development environment with the latest technologies
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right
New

Senior Concept Artist - Treyarch (Los Angeles)

Treyarch is looking for an experienced, self-driven, highly imaginative, and ver...
Location
Location
United States of America , Playa Vista
Salary
Salary:
80800.00 - 149400.00 USD / Year
activision.com Logo
Activision
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 8+ years’ experience working as a professional concept artist in game development or film
  • A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional concept art and visual storytelling with an emphasis on realistic environments
  • Expert proficiency in industry-standard tools such as Blender and Photoshop, with the ability to create highly polished, realistic environments
  • A strong understanding of the current industry advancements in techniques and tools, coupled with the ability to create content
  • Strong command of artistic fundamentals including composition, perspective, scale, lighting, and color
  • Versatility across sketching, rendering, matte painting, and visual design, with the judgment to balance quality and speed
  • Deep understanding of architecture, world-building, and environmental design
  • Ability to accurately depict a wide range of materials, surfaces, and moods
  • Track record of delivering high-quality work on time in a fast-paced environment
  • Highly organized with strong research and reference-gathering skills
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Define and drive the visual direction for environments through high-impact concept art, including key art, 3D block-outs, renders, and 2D paint-overs
  • Translate ideas into clear, production-ready visuals that align teams and elevate the overall player experience
  • Paint over and refine 3D geometry to rapidly iterate and communicate design intent
  • Partner closely with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure concepts are compelling, actionable, and aligned with gameplay goals
  • Immerse yourself in the game—leveraging documentation, playtesting, and collaboration—to deliver informed, best-in-class visuals
  • Mentor and inspire the concept team, raising the bar for quality, creativity, and process
What we offer
What we offer
  • 20 vacation days and 16 holidays
  • 10 weeks of family leave
  • free lunches and snacks at our office
  • comprehensive healthcare
  • Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
  • 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
  • relocation assistance
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Matte Painter / Environment Generalist (Senior & Above)

We are currently accepting expressions of interest from experienced Senior and a...
Location
Location
Canada , Vancouver
Salary
Salary:
59.50 - 70.00 CAD / Hour
wetafx.co.nz Logo
Weta Digital
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 5+ years of applicable experience creating photoreal Environment work within a feature film, games or similar production
  • Extensive professional experience with Maya, Houdini, Solaris, Nuke and Photoshop
  • Recent experience and proficiency with Lighting, Compositing, Modelling, Lookdev, and Layout processes as related to Environment work
  • BFA or equivalent in Painting, Photography, Computer Graphics or similar
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Developing and supporting the technical approach to Matte Painting work across a project, maintaining consistency with existing solutions as well as adapting to emerging workflows
  • Conducting regularly scheduled rounds, overseeing and supporting matte painters on your team
  • Participating in bidding and scheduling of work with the HOD and Department Production
  • Representing the Matte Painting team at meetings such as show dailies, etc
  • Creating, extending or enhancing environments using a variety of fully rendered 3D as well as 2.5D Digimatte methodologies
  • Developing Env assets and lookdev to support DMP work across an environment or sequence
  • Integrating photographic and rendered elements to achieve photo-real results
  • Efficient and accessible organization of complex 3D and 2.5D set ups to share with other artists
  • Collaborating across disciplines to deliver shot work while supporting various departments' needs
  • Assisting show and dept supervision/management when planning workflows and scheduling work
What we offer
What we offer
  • range of healthcare benefits
  • RRSP matching
  • sick and vacation leave
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right