Senior Environment Artist – Unreal Engine 5

Want to be part of an exciting new game made in Berlin, Germany? Got what it takes to support our team as a Senior Environment Artist? Then send us your application now!

Elysium Game Studio is an innovative and growing game developer using Unreal Engine 5 to develop for PS5, Xbox Series X and PC.

Our current project NEO BERLIN 2087 is a unique, First- and Third-Person Action-RPG and a deep, cinematic detective thriller that takes place in a dark future vision of Berlin in the year 2087.

The game has already improved since our last trailer at Gamescom 2023, and you can help us push its quality even further.

This is a unique opportunity to work on something amazing and meaningful – something that will leave a mark on the German and international games market.

Quality is a part of our gaming culture, with a focus on narrative, emotional storytelling and innovative gameplay.

If you want to be a part of a new IP, apply to us with links to your portfolio or video footage from your previous projects.

Responsibilities:

• Create stunning levels in Unreal Engine 5 for our upcoming title: atmospheric, immersive and realistic scenes with lighting & effects – in great quality and as quickly as possible.
• Cooperate with other Environment Artists, Level Designers and other team members to optimize the environments.
• Block out levels with final assets tailored to art direction, gameplay, player guidance and other metrics.
• Create high poly models, modular asset sets, materials and textures.
• Show a strong passion for making high quality state of the art games and a willingness to learn new skills based on the specific needs of our project.
• Work with other team members to ensure all required resources are scheduled and delivered while creating your own levels.

Requirements:

• Experience as a Senior Environment Artist in the video game industry with 3+ years experience and at least 1 shipped title in one of the following genres – 1st or 3rd Person: Shooter, Stealth, Action or Adventure.
• A strong ability to quickly create believable, realistic modular environments in UE 4 or 5.
• Good with 3D modeling software (3DS Max, Maya, Blender, Zbrush or other 3D software).
• Good understanding of UV layout and modular level creation methods.
• Strong knowledge of texturing pipelines (Substance Painter, Quixel).
• Good understanding of shapes, composition, scale, layout and lighting.
• Creativity and an excellent eye for detail.
• Self-driven team player with good communication skills.
• Good understanding of Materials – like Landscape materials using a runtime virtual texture.

What we offer:

• FUN.
• The opportunity to be a part of an innovative and growing start-up in in the video game industry, where you help us develop a new game for the next-gen consoles PS5, Xbox Series X and PC.
• Attractive working environment in Berlin, Germany.
• Open company culture.
• Help to find an apartment and much more!

You got the skills for that? If yes, we want you! Anyone can apply to work for us, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, worldview, race, whether you’re an orc, a cyborg, or anything else.

We are a motivated team – innovative work with passion is our top priority. With us you will always have good vibes and a lot of fun at work.

If you are looking for something different, something exciting and a chance to flex your creative muscles, then we have just the right thing for you in a relaxed working atmosphere.

A Trailer and more information about the project can be found on our website
https://elysiumgamestudio.com
(just copy the link into your browser)