Austin Chapter

BioWare Austin seeks Senior Environment Artist

BioWare Austin is seeking 3D artist candidates with meticulous modeling and texturing abilities to do level / environmental art. The position of Senior Environment Artist will help create BioWare’s first Massively Multiplayer Online game. The successful candidate will:
Have the ability to consistently create compelling and aesthetically pleasing environments in any given style. The SEA will possess an exceptional understanding of form, shape, and structure and a superior eye for light, shade, color, and detail, environment artists model, texture, and integrate a diverse range of manmade and organic environments based on concept art and their own creative instincts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates a high quality 3D resolution environment to include, assets, texturing, and lighting.
• Creates models of 3D environments, mapping predefined textures and creating new textures.
• Closely follows art and design concepts.
• Participates in design discussions and the R&D process.
• Integrates assets into game.
• Participates in visual comparisons and critiques.
• Analyzes environmental content and provides direction for final polish.
• Mentors a small group of artists in same discipline.
• Uses commercially available digital art software competently.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s (BA) degree from an accredited 4-year college or university or equivalent industry experience preferred
• 5 to 7 years in game development, with an understanding of Real time Graphics issues, shipping one or more titles
• Proficient knowledge of MAX and/or other 3D software package, Photoshop, Z-Brush, Alienbrain
• Ability to work within a style, including a style set by another artist
• Solid understanding of color theory, and be able to create balanced & appealing color palettes
• Experience using proprietary editors, software and tools
• Skilled at modeling supporting assets with or without concepts and designs
• The ability to create custom materials and all associated maps (bump, normal, parallax, spec, etc.) for new or existing assets
• Understanding of material shaders and proprietary tools
• Thorough understanding of architecture and nature
• Solid understand the aesthetics of environment, function vs. form relationships, as well as what makes a game level fun and intriguing

Portfolio Requirements

Please submit a portfolio, including some (or all) of the following.

3D portfolio

• Modeling, texturing, and lighting applied to exterior architecture.
• Modeling, texturing, and lighting applied to interior architecture and design.
• Natural / organic environments.

Plusses:
• Examples of the above in a low poly format.
• Modeling, texturing, applied to scene prop objects.
• Modeling, texturing, applied to the human figure, animals, or character designs.
• Unwrapped textures applied to buildings, characters, and organics.
• Effects animation both natural and fantastical.
• Various animations applied to ambient objects and characters.

2D portfolio (no originals please)

• Architectural rendering.
• Color work and examples of tonal coordination.
• Environmental design both interior and exterior.
• Figure drawing.

Plusses:
• Conceptual drawings applied to architecture, natural environments, props, etc.
• Technical drawing.

To apply by email, send your resume and online portfolio to:

ArtistJobsAustin -AT- bioware.com

Please quote the following competition number in the subject line of your electronic application, or include in the cover letter of your mailed application:

06-Art-EA-BWA

Or by mail:
Senior Environment Artist: Competition #: 06- Art-EA-BWA
BioWare Corp.
Human Resources
200, 4445 Calgary Trail
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6H 5R7

Along with your submission, you MUST include a signed Product Submission Agreement. You can fax it to: 780-439-6374

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