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Materials Artist (Contract)

Posted: over 2 years
Art and Animation
Contract
San Diego, CA or Remote US / Canada
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play —it’s also the Best Place to Work. We’ve thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
 



Materials Artist (Contract)
San Diego, CA | remote 

This is a long-term contracted position through our staffing partner DZConneX with a high likelihood of extension.
This position can be fully remote from anywhere in the USA or Canada. 

PlayStation Studios Visual Arts (PSVA) on our San Diego campus provides world-class content, development and services to PlayStation Studios such as Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Santa Monica Studio, Bend Studio Guerilla Games, and more! Our team is always at the cutting edge of technology and partners with the industry’s best minds and companies.

You're a creative and passionate artist who lives for world building and crafting textures and materials that tell a story within the game environment. You're inspired to achieve only the highest of quality in your work and want to contribute to the artistic vision and development of the industry's most anticipated AAA games.

We are looking for a highly talented and motivated Materials Artist to work on an unannounced AAA project. Come work with our Art Lead and Studio Art Director to create both in-game and in-game cinematic quality materials within a range of styles.

Your ability to build materials from both detailed concepts and a single photograph is required.

Responsibilities:
  • Create realistic game-ready physically based materials to project specifications.
  • Build and maintain internal PBR material library. Assist with maintaining technical and quality standards.
  • Collaborate with production artists on creating materials for in-game use.
  • Create organized material workflows in Substance Designer and Painter.
  • Problem solve production challenges with creative solutions.
  • Ability to document production workflows and mentor production artists.
  • Evaluate scope estimates to ensure material assets are in line with project schedules.
  • Work with Environment Lead to revise and respond based on feedback for both aesthetic and functional purposes
Requirements:
  • At least 3 years' experience as an Environment Artist, with at least 1 shipped AAA titles
  • Strong understanding of PBR materials and workflows.
  • Expert knowledge of Substance Designer and Painter workflows.
  • History of strong understanding of game development with a focus on materials.
  • Ability to work in new game engines and add material assets to game engine.
  • Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and High Resolution Texture baking.
  • Ability to unwrap UVs for texturing meshes and lightmaps in Autodesk Maya.
  • Experience optimizing games for performance and memory.
  • An advanced understanding of in-game and in-game cinematic art asset creation
Pluses:
  • Shader authoring a plus
  • Photogrammetry experience a plus
  • Experience working with external outsource vendors
As a part of the PlayStation application process, candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete an art test, in addition to a phone screen.
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About PlayStation Global

Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation® brand and family of products and services. PlayStation has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994.

The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation™Store, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Video, PlayStation™Music, PlayStation™Now, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios.

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation and has global functions in California, London, and Tokyo.


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