Senior Environment Artist

Description

As one of the most popular PC games today, League of Legends is reshaping PC gaming and core gamers perception of virtual goods. Riot Games (named a Top 30 developer by Game Developer Magazine), the publisher and developer of League of Legends, is experiencing a period of rapid growth, doubling the size of the company in the past year. With several million players in their debut title across the US and Europe, and numerous awards (including IGN.com’s Readers' Choice for Best Multiplayer Game for League of Legends), Riot Games has also pioneered innovative marketing for their debut title.

Currently, we have a great opportunity for a Senior Environment Artist in our Los Angeles, CA office. If you want the opportunity to grow with a creative and talented team and have a positive, "can do" attitude, we want to hear from you! The ideal candidate will be a gamer with a passion for team-based online multiplayer gaming. Applicants must also be able to remain positive and work effectively and efficiently in a team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
• Support in the creation of environment art for League of Legends in the following areas:
o Environment asset modeling and texturing
o Sculpting high res models in Mudbox or Zbrush
o Hand painting terrain textures in Photoshop and Mudbox
o Environment Lighting
o Level exporting and optimization
o Managing the production of level art assets with outsource external vendors
o Art direction of outsourced art assets with external vendors