World Artist

Join one of Vancouver’s fastest growing game teams, on a cutting-edge AAA title set in an upcoming immersive world! We are embarking on an ambitious new project within a highly anticipated universe. As an experienced World Artist on our team, you won’t just be following orders—you will have genuine agency and high impact over key world-building elements. If you are a proactive, collaborative artist ready to help define beautiful, highly playable environments, we want to hear from you. 

Please note: this role is on a hybrid work team, requiring 3-days a week in our beautiful Burnaby studio.

A snapshot of your role:

Asset Modelling & Kit Creation: Create both hard surface and organic assets to build complex and diverse scenes across the world.
Layout & Composition: Create compelling layouts in Unreal Engine 5 while collaborating closely with Level Design to balance gameplay flow for spatial organization and composition. 
World Integration: Build, populate, and refine world environments, open-world areas, and thematic Points of Interest (interior and exterior)
Optimization: Balance visual quality with technical performance limits to ensure scenes run smoothly at target frame rates.
Cross-discipline collaboration: Work actively with a multidisciplinary experienced team to ensure visual fidelity and seamless gameplay execution.

Sound like you? Here's what we are looking for:

Must haves:
Professional experience: 
Multiple years of experience working as an intermediate or senior Artist on a AA or AAA game team.
Portfolio Requirements: 
A strong, complete portfolio showcasing various environmental assets, complete environments with asset placement, strong compositional skills, and attention to detail. 
Clear breakdowns showing your specific scene contributions alongside individual asset work is preferred. 
Style & Aesthetic:
Proven experience with semi-realistic to hyper-realistic environments and assets. 
Technical Skills & Tools:
Unreal Engine 5: Working knowledge of UE5
3D Modeling & Sculpting: Proficient with Maya for hard-surface modeling and scene assembly, and ZBrush for high-poly organic sculpting.
Core Competencies:
Proactive communication: Highly engaged and articulate; driven by daily collaboration.
Drive & Adaptability: Self-motivated, highly adaptable to evolving project needs, and comfortable taking ownership of deliverables in a dynamic environment.
Nice-to-haves:
Specialized experience with the foliage creation pipeline and Speedtree.
Organic asset modeling and Zbrush.
Knowledge creating or modifying materials in Unreal Engine to achieve visual targets.

And here is why we think you'll love working at SkyBox Labs:

Annual bonus and up to 3% RRSP matching available
Comprehensive health benefits, along with a supportive Maternity and Parental Leave policy
Flexible hybrid working arrangements: leverage our beautiful studio spaces as needed, and have the ability to work-from-home on certain projects
Take care of your mental health with our Employee Assistance Program, 3 weeks of vacation leave, and our free gym at our Burnaby Studio
We relentlessly support your growth and development! Level up your C++ skills at SkyBox University, explore other disciplines through our Guild Program, and expand your game dev knowledge with Lunch & Learns. You’ll join a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and personal growth.
Social events! Have fun with the team at trivia nights, karaoke nights, movie nights, and various group activities. Join our soccer team, game jams, or a board game sesh after work. You name it, we’ve got it!
Get involved with our diverse community through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and promote a supportive environment
You’ll contribute to industry-leading titles!