Environment Artist en INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGIES INC

Description

Get In The Game.

Incredible Technologies began as a small business start-up in 1985 and has since grown into an industry leader.  Now headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills, Illinois, IT employs 230+ incredible individuals in 18 states and Canada. The company’s foundation is built on years of unparalleled innovation within the amusement industry due to the development of groundbreaking game titles including the most successful pay-to-play amusement game in history - Golden Tee® Golf.  Today Incredible Technologies has become a leader in casino gaming; with games placed in 29 states, the company is considered one of the hottest new video slot manufacturers in the business.

Incredible Technologies is growing and we believe that every employee plays an integral role in the company’s unbridled success. We foster a culture of innovation and provide a fantastic team-oriented work environment…and because of it we have an unbelievable tenure record – more than half of our employees have been with IT for 10 years or more.  Incredible Technologies is a big-time company with small-time values and competitive benefits.  We are expanding our dynamic team of personnel to support our continued growth and we are seeking talented individuals who share our same passion for innovation, pride of accomplishment and overall love of the games.  Are you ready to get in the game?

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for an Environment Artist with a technical mindset to join the Amusement art team working on Golden Tee and future Coin-Op games.

This individual should be able to create and build a variety of higher-level technical assets including skyboxes, surface textures, and 3D architectural models/props. This role requires coordination with the art director, game designer, lead level designer, and fellow environment artists to optimize the creation pipeline and create a wide variety of game ready assets to build out our worlds. This individual’s work will touch multiple facets of our game and should be able to easily shift between a range of art tasks during development. The ideal candidate is someone who has a solid grasp of these skills and is looking to grow with a project and company.

Applicants must have a knowledge of existing art packages, be able to meet deadlines, take direction and feedback easily, be able to learn and collaborate with other artists, and maintain a high level of visual quality in their work.

ENVIRONMENT ARTIST PERKS:  Flexible Work-Onsite/In Office, Hybrid, and Fully Remote Work options available

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create, Build, & Help Design world elements for a variety of game environments
• Create, Build, & Help Design Skyboxes for various game environments
• Create & design various surface textures (ground, water, etc.)
• Create a wide variety of 3D game ready assets & environment art (Model, Unwrap, Texture)
• Optimize, Clean Up, & Refine Game Levels
• Work with fellow artists on optimizing existing tools and workflows

Qualifications

Experience

• Degree in Digital Art, Game Art & Design or equivalent and/or applicable work experience
• 1-3 Years of experience in a comparable role.
• Game Art Development experience is a plus

Required Skills & Abilities

• Website with portfolio of work. Only best and most recent examples.
• A base knowledge of architecture/industrial design
• Open to constructive criticism and feedback
• 3D modeling, textures, and rendering skills are required
• Experience using Photoshop is required
• Experience with 3DSMax(preferred) or other modeling software required
• Experience with Gaea a plus
• Experience with VUE or software equivalent a plus
• Experience with Zbrush a plus
• Experience with Substance Painter a plus
• Strong organization skills and ability to hit deadlines
• Be able to use and understand working with shaders in a game engine
• Good Communication Skills
• Able to track time spent on work

BENEFITS

Incredible Technologies offers a tremendously comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to, very rich medical coverage, dental (fully paid), vision, a great 401(k) match (25%), both guaranteed and voluntary life insurance, and tuition assistance. 

In addition, we also offer great perks like monthly in-office fruit delivery, casual dress code, a partially customizable paid holiday schedule and work flexibility (e.g. flexible work hours and locations may be available based on the position and its related working needs).

Check us out: http://www.itsgames.com/

Incredible Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.