Our team is looking for an Environmental Technical Artist with a strong background in procedural generation—someone who can own the creation of entire worlds in an open-world RPG project while also laying the groundwork for future reusability across multiple titles.
In this role, you’ll be embedded with a small but agile game team and collaborate closely with the Art Director, Game Design Lead, and Engineers. You’ll take concepts from early ideation to in-game implementation, leveraging tools like Houdini, Unity, and emerging AI workflows (Wave Function Collapse, ComfyUI, etc.) to build reusable pipelines and systems for terrain generation, foliage/biome distribution, set dressing, and more. If you enjoy combining hands-on technical artistry with forward-thinking pipeline design—and you’re excited about creating stylized, highly performant environments for mobile games—this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the full lifecycle of procedural environment creation—from prototype to shipping—in a stylized, open-world RPG.
- Collaborate with game designers, artists, and engineers to develop and refine robust worldbuilding systems (e.g., terrain generation, foliage/biome creation, set-dressing, encounter placement).
- Build and maintain procedural pipelines that can integrate seamlessly into Unity for both immediate project needs and potential future reuse.
- Experiment with and integrate generative AI technologies (e.g., Wave Function Collapse, ComfyUI) where beneficial to accelerate and enhance worldbuilding and art pipelines.
- Ensure environments meet stylistic goals set by the Art Director, proactively iterating and polishing until they align with the game’s creative vision.
- Optimize assets and environments for performance, balancing fidelity with efficient rendering and resource usage.
- Mentor or train other artists and junior Technical Artists to effectively use and extend the pipelines and tools you create.
- Communicate proactively with a remote, distributed team—sharing progress, surfacing challenges, and collaborating on solutions.
- Remain curious and forward-thinking about new workflows, AI-driven techniques, and industry trends—helping build a foundation for the next generation of games at Series.
Required Qualifications:
- 5–8 years of professional experience in a Technical Artist / Technical Director or similar role (3–5 years acceptable for exceptionally strong candidates).
- Proven track record in procedural worldbuilding—especially terrain and biome/foliage generation—using tools like Houdini or comparable workflows.
- Strong skills in Python scripting; familiarity with C# is a plus (Unity environment).
- Knowledge of (or strong interest in) generative AI solutions and how they can accelerate game production.
- Solid grasp of environment art fundamentals and the ability to match existing stylized art direction with minimal supervision.
- Experience optimizing 3D content for real-time engines, ideally for mobile platforms.
- Excellent communication skills and comfort collaborating with cross-functional teams (artists, designers, engineers).
- Self-driven, solutions-oriented mindset—willing to take ownership and see a project through from concept to deployment.
Pluses:
- Exposure to ComfyUI or other AI-driven toolkits for environment/asset creation.
- Background with shader development, VFX, or node-based pipelines (though not the primary focus).
- Experience shipping at least one mobile or live-service title.
- An eye for future-proofing pipelines—designing systems that can be adapted for multiple projects.
- Demonstrable example(s) via website/reel
Series Entertainment embraces diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals from various backgrounds, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. If you are driven by the challenge of enhancing development operations and want to impact the future of gaming technology, we want to hear from you!
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