Sony PlayStation: Environment Artist

Description

Senior Environment Artist (Job Number: 01972)

Be a part of the most exciting and innovative computer entertainment company in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one™ console, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, and the PlayStation Portable (PSP™) computer entertainment systems.

Based in Foster City, California, SCEA serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.


Overall, the position of Senior Environment Artist is expected to partner with the organization to:
* Is a key contributor to the development of the artistic techniques and processes utilized to define and achieve a product's visual style or encourage artistic evolution within the studio, this entails expanding methods to improve the production pipeline, tools, systems and visual integrity
* Provides input into the artistic goals and vision through all phases of the game development cycle from pre-production through final product release, this entails ensuring environment/level assets are of the highest artistic quality and uphold the integrity of the games design and artistic vision of the game as a whole
* Maintain a thorough knowledge of the games design to manage communication and enable early identification of issues within direct areas of responsibility and ensure they are strategically managed
* Independently undertakes research and information gathering prior to the commencement of a new task to ensure game design needs, reference materials, artistic direction and technological considerations are effectively managed to meet defined goals
* Manages requests or information needs regarding any aspect of the environment/level art creation process as requested
* Capable of resolving a range of highly complex artistic development issues for both artists as well as other team members
* Actively advances skill set, abilities and then shares this knowledge by keeping aware of industry trends and techniques, evaluating competitive products, learning new software packages and traditional art methods
* Possess strong time management and prioritization skills, this entails collaborating with the Production group to manage responsibilities to ensure set goals will be met from a scope, schedule or artistic perspective