With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Associate-Lead Environment Artist to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Mentorship: regular check up with team members, ability to help team members with career development.
• Artistic Direction and Quality Control: review art created by your team, both from a directional artistic and technical perspective.
• Pipeline and Technical Development: define and optimize production workflows for both asset creation and level art.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: work closely with other departments such as Level design, Lighting, Graphic programmers, Tools development, etc.
• Project and Resource Management: prioritize and delegate tasks effectively, recruitment and onboarding new team members.
• Problem-Solving and Innovation: find innovative ways to push visual fidelity, along with helping develop tools and techniques to streamline production.
• Hands-on execution: allocate time to still get hands-on with creating/refining art yourself.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a 3D environment artist.
• Skilled with 3D tools, sculpting, and texturing software and it shows in your work.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Experience with game editors for asset integration and level creation. Our tools are proprietary, but familiarity with Unreal Engine or Unity can translate over.
• Experience with both level art and 3D asset creation.

Nice to have

• Experience with photogrammetry from scanning to processing and cleanup.
• You’re comfortable using tools like Marvelous Designer, SpeedTree, or Houdini.
• Knowledge of building procedural workflows to streamline and enhance your work.
• A background in traditional art helps you bring ideas to life whether through painting, sketching, or quick visual exploration.
• Combination of artistic flair with technical know-how, with a solid grasp of composition, shape, scale, color, and lighting to create compelling environments.
• Leadership/mentorship experience.

What we offer

• An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel.
• An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged.
• A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields.
• Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues.
• Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees.
• Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback.