Lead 3D Environment Artist

Your role within our Kingdom
We are looking for an experienced and talented Lead 3d Environment Artist to lead the creation of the amazing and varied worlds that our players become immersed within.


Working closely with the Art Director and level designers, you will lead the prototyping of fun and exciting arenas to play in as well as making them beautifully well built, textured, surfaced and lit.


You'll need an in-depth knowledge of art pipelines, guiding the integration of complex scenes from content creation through to target hardware. You will have a strong understanding of architectural and structural design, surfacing, lighting, structural composition and the ability to utilise this knowledge to deliver on the artistic vision for the game. You will also have knowledge and appreciation of game level design.


Skills to create thrills
Required Skills
We already know you are passionate about games and are able to work in a flexible and fluid environment where the job will evolve over time.


● You are a highly creative person with a passion for games, who has previously worked in the games industry


● You have excellent organization and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize the tasks for you and your environment team, being responsive to project deadlines.


● You are able to deliver clear and consistent feedback to the your team that both elevates their work and enables them to learn and grow


● You bring a deep understanding of all aspects of what it takes to create appealing in-game environments, with the ability and passion for crafting them from content creation to target device.


● Relevant experience as a creative lead, you are able to take an artistic vision and own the delivery of high-quality environments that fit within those requirements, most notably in regard to lighting, readability, composition, mood and atmosphere


● Expert knowledge of technical constraints, optimization and implementation, you understand the importance of making art that works on mobile


● You work proactively with level designers to create, test and iterate on prototype levels


● Highly experienced at using Maya, Zbrush or similar and the Adobe CS package


● Able to work with both high-poly and low-poly modeling, sculpting and retopology


● You bring in-depth experience in high quality and UV mapping, texturing, and map baking


● Great communicator with great interpersonal and organizational skills


● Dedicated in learning and developing your skills and those of your team


A portfolio demonstrating exceptional keyframe character animation is required.


Bonus Skills
* Rendering/shading knowledge
* Skills in animation and special effects
* Experience from creating concept art
* Skills in creating high quality 2D artwork
* Experience working in an agile project environment
* Previous experience in creating mobile games


A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes


When it comes to interactive mobile entertainment, we're pretty proud to be number one. We bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions everyday through games like Candy Crush Saga and Farm Heroes Saga. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way.


King Locations
We never stand still. Together we experiment, learn, and adapt to create new experiences that delight hundreds of millions of people. It's an exciting time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and seeking out the fresh ideas that will help us redefine the industry.


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You should submit your application in English.