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Job Title	Sr. Environment Artist - Toronto
Job Category	Artists
Experience/Skills Required	Texture artist, Pixel Artist
Job Description	Our client is looking for exceptionally talented people that are inspired to develop games. Their work environment is second to none and prides themselves on having one of the best teams in the industry. They provide a rewarding, challenging, fun atmosphere that is conducive to creating exceptional gaming experiences for the masses to enjoy. Sr. Environmental Artist Main Responsibilities: •Design, model, and texture awe inspiring high quality 3D game worlds. •Collaborate with Art and Design leads to create fun, functional, and memorable game worlds and levels. •Ensure gameplay functionality and artistic integrity. •Create any aspect of a 3D game environment including high quality modeling, texturing, and lighting of terrain, architecture, world objects and collisions. •Work with Art Director to combine ideas and methodologies of environment production to create an efficient, streamlined pipeline that other artists can follow. •Multitask effectively, prioritize competing demands, and follow through on details. Qualifications: •A portfolio that demonstrates excellent concept, modeling and texturing. •Strong lighting skills and experience creating normal maps and applying shaders. •Above average ability to model, texture, and light 3D environments for a state of the art next-gen game engine. •Possess exemplary oral and written communication skills •Experience with Maya, Photoshop and ZBrush or Mudbox highly beneficial. •Have a genuine enthusiasm and interest in video games. •Excellent understanding of efficient techniques for game production. •Willing to relocate to Canada Please supplement your resume/CV with samples of your work. Please contact Adrian Garrick on 0208 944 7777 or adrian@interactiveselection.com if you are interested in this position.
Location	Toronto, Canada, North America
Salary	Internationally Competitive
Date posted	05/11/2008
Recruiter	This job is advertised on behalf of Interactive Selection using their internal reference 12485.