Senior Texture Artist

Posted Sep 8

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***This position has the flexibility to be fully remote***

Senior Texture Artist

Sony Bend Studio, renowned creator of Days Gone, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and Syphon Filter, is seeking outstanding talent to join our passionate and creative family in crafting our next high-profile AAA console title. 

We are seeking a Senior Texture Artist who will be responsible for creating Materials and Textures and defining processes that assist in all areas of texture creation. This person will be working closely with the Environment, Props, Shading and Character Teams. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Works closely with leads and art teams to create high fidelity texture maps for production assets that are also performant. 
  • Create and maintain texture graphs and materials via Substance Designer  
  • Help build and maintain the studio's Substance library. 
  • Strong Understanding of PBR rendering and materials.  
  • Develop Smart materials to aid artists in packages such as Substance Painter 
  • Excellent grasp of strict environment art texel allocation and uv mapping. 
  • Work with the Art Manager and Production department to deliver time estimates for texture/ material creation. 
  • Occasionally create 3D models and UVs (high/low poly models) 
  • Create documentation, communicate requirements, and provide feedback to internal artists and outsourcing partners. 

Requirements: 

  • 3+ years’ experience as a professional Texture artist in AAA games. 
  • Portfolio of realistic, high quality game ready textures. 
  • Examples of procedural textures used on props and environments.  
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills. 
  • Strong time management and organizational skills and an ability to prioritize work. 
  • Experience working with a game engine and implementing 3D work into engine. 
  • Strong leadership, mentoring and teaching abilities. 
  • Proficiency in Substance Designer, Substance Painter and Photoshop. 

Pluses: 

  • Shader creation experience. 
  • Mari texturing experience. 
  • Worked as a character or prop modeler on a previous project. 
  • Experience in photogrammetry workflows. 

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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

This is a flexible role that can be remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. For example, if you are based out of Seattle, the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$98,200—$147,400 USD

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