Senior Materials Artist (CONTRACT)

The role

This Senior 3D Material Artist will create and refine realistic PBR materials and surface treatments for in-game and cinematic levels. You will collaborate with Environment Artists and Art Directors to bring environments to final visual polish.

What you will do

• Collaborate with Environment Artists in levels to bring environments to final visual polish
• Partner with Art Directors, Leads, and Technical Artists to implement feedback
• Create and refine realistic PBR materials and surface treatments
• Manage and author materials within proprietary tools
• Contribute to the development and documentation of material workflows, standards, and libraries
• Track and address material-related bugs during production and post-production
• Help define and improve the game's visual direction
• Balance visual quality with performance constraints
• Solve production challenges creatively
• Estimate scope and manage workload effectively

Required qualifications

• Strong portfolio with recent work demonstrating material and surface creation for real-world surface types
• 6+ years of experience in AAA video game production with at least one shipped title
• Strong grasp of composition, color theory, and the physical properties of real-world surfaces
• Experience showing a strong understanding of game development with a focus on materials usage within a world building pipeline
• Proficient at applying surface details and controlling shader features
• Proficiency in Substance Designer and Substance Painter
• Solid understanding of PBR workflows and material creation pipelines
• Technical proficiency in game art workflows including UV layout, texel density, and texture optimization
• Experience optimizing games for performance and memory
• Strong proactive collaboration and communication skills
• Work core hours aligned with PST and team located in California
• English proficiency

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Substance Designer workflows
• Shader authoring
• Houdini experience
• Experience working with external outsource vendors
• 2D graphics experience
• Conceptual level layout experience

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision

Before you apply

• Candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel
• May be asked to complete an art test
• May be asked to complete a phone screen
• All applicants are required to submit CVs in English
• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a dynamic technology company and an entertainment leader.