Senior Environment Artist (Textures) - removed

Ability to work hybrid from our Santa Monica, CA based studio is required.

For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The Last of Us Part II Remastered as well as a current generation remake of The Last of Us Part I for the PS5. We're also proud to say that The Last of Us Parts I and II are now available for the first time on PC. Currently, we’re busy at the kennel working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and we’d love to find talented individuals to join us.

Naughty Dog games have long been lauded for their evocative, character-driven stories and attention to detail. We are committed to innovation within our games and as such have curated some of the top creative and technically innovative minds in the industry. We welcome diverse candidates and believe that a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall well-being and success of the studio and the titles we craft together.

We are looking for an experienced Environment Artist to help us push the boundaries to define the future of narrative entertainment. If you are detail oriented and comfortable in the AAA game space and want to be part of groundbreaking projects, you may just be the Dog we’re looking for!

What you’ll do:

• Create and apply materials across a variety of subject matter

• Troubleshoot and maintain levels to stay in frame rate, memory, and design spec

• Act as point of contact to achieve design and art direction goals as it pertains to building game art

What skills you’ll need:

• 5+ years’ experiencetexturing high quality environments and at least one AAA title shipped

• Strong ability to define complex looks for the most challenging levels with minimal concept art and direction

• Expert understanding of how to build environments in AAA game development

• Collaborative mindset while working closely with other departments to find and propose solutions for the betterment of the game

• Strong art sensibilities related to color, composition, and scale

• Self-motivated - can execute the vision for the level until completion in a timely and efficient manner

• Proficient at sculpting/painting surface details and controlling shader features that represent a wide variety of material types

• Full understanding of shader construction using a material editor for rendering physically based game environments with modern techniques

• Able to create efficient UV layouts and bake textures from high res meshes

• Strong ability to create tiling and trim texture sets

• Manage texture memory and shader performance

• Great team player—willing to seek help and feedback from others and give it in return. Being extremely proactive in sharing info and assets. Open to direction and iteration.

• Able to meet schedules, be flexible and proactive, communicating evolving project needs

• Proficiency using Maya, Substance, Zbrush, or equivalent software

As a part of the Naughty Dog 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.

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

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.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$138,200 — $172,700 USD