Who We Are

We are Skybound.

We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, fresh characters, and diverse voices.

From well-known franchises to freshly-minted originals, we offer the chance to join brilliant creators in shaping a new generation of entertainment in a concentrated, agile environment in which every perspective matters, and any idea can create a breakthrough.

Opportunity

Skybound Game Studios is looking for a Lead Environment Artist to join the team behind Invincible VS, creating spectacular environments, stunning material, and lighting effects in a customized UE5 engine. The Lead Environment Artist will establish and maintain environment pipelines, manage a team of environment artists, and ensure the highest quality of environmental assets in the game.

As a Lead Environment Artist, you will guide the creation of inspiring locations that help bring one of our major properties to life. You will oversee the world-building process end-to-end, driving visual development, shape language, destruction design, lighting and effects, and area transitions. Together we will turn concepts and prototypes into awe-inspiring experiences for our players.

Reports: This position will report to the Art Director of Skybound Game Studios.

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Lead and mentor a team of environment artists, fostering a collaborative and creative environment.
Collaborate with the Art Director, Prop Artists, animation team, and external vendors to create amazing environments, rich with opportunities for narrative, gameplay, and cinematic action.
Work across disciplines to ensure your environments conform to performance standards and functionality requirements.
Drive new methods and advanced techniques to produce the best-looking environments possible that showcase the player and destruction.
Create clear workbooks and style guides for outsource; review deliverables, providing concise feedback if needed, and implementing the final product.
Ensure that assets are optimized for target platforms while retaining artistic integrity.
Provide estimates, manage time, and hit deadlines to stay on track with set schedules and tasks.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in console or PC games as a Senior Environment Artist, with at least one shipped title.
2+ years of experience in a lead or supervisory role.
Artist portfolio demonstrating proficiency in creating high-quality assets using Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, and Substance Painter.
Experience creating physically based materials.
Strong technical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and work efficiently within a game pipeline.
Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
Ability to maintain high-quality assets with consistency without continuous supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building environments in Unreal Engine.
Familiarity with asset tracking tools like Perforce and JIRA.
Experience with real-time, physically based lighting.
Experience creating destructible assets.
Experience reviewing and providing feedback to internal teams and outsource vendors.
Passion for video game development, combat-oriented games, and Skybound IP.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $140,000-$180,000

Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees
Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement. This role may also qualify for a possible discretionary bonus annually.

Company Overview

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.

Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi-million-unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly-owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.

Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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