- Title: Lead Environment Artist
- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
Who are we hiring?
As a Lead Environment Artist at MSG Entertainment Interactive you develop entertainment that’s equal parts video game, amusement park ride, and spectacle. Your target platform is The Sphere – a massive 16K 4D theater with beam-formed audio – and the mobile phones of our guests. You build from specifications and team objectives and iterate to eventual production-quality deliverables. You’re part of a veteran cross-functional team, and learning from each other every day. As an ideal candidate you bring a solid artistic foundation in 3D art and a broad range of skills including gameplay, props and real-time and standard production art pipelines. You have a passion for gaming, and have the ability to create immersive, exciting work.
What will you do?
Work closely with the Art Director and others to maintain stunning visual style and quality
Manage the delivery of 3D assets for your level or feature, including creating assets from scratch
Create documentation when working with external development teams and feedback on work received
Promote and enforce structure, such as naming conventions and documentation
Work with leads to design fluid workflows for teammates across multiple disciplines
What do you need to succeed?
Minimum of 4 years in full-cycle AAA game development
Experienced with at least one title from concept to final delivery
Experienced in current generation industry-standard tools and workflows, such as Maya, Substance Painter and physically based rendering (PBR)
Ability to interpret and transform abstract ideas and concepts into compelling work
Ability to create a low-poly model within poly budget and efficiently unwrap the UV's for texturing
Strong and relevant 3D and 2D toolsets
Track record of working collaboratively between different departments
Excellent texture creation skills
Aware of memory and technical constraints while working, and can balance visual quality with performance
Experienced with asset backlog planning and scoping work with guidelines provided by other departments to ensure quality, playability, and performance
Must be passionate for games
The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement.
Why is MSG for me?
With MSG Sphere, we are creating an entirely new medium that will deliver immersive entertainment experiences at an unparalleled scale. Beyond a venue, Sphere is a multi-sensory platform with experiential technology programming directly to your senses. You will see in ways never imagined, hear with every fiber of your being, and experience like never before. To deliver on this promise, we are building the largest immersive venue in the world, MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas, with a second Sphere venue planned for London, pending necessary approvals. To create immersive experiences, and content unique to Sphere, we are growing our full stack creative, experience, design, production and engineering team across our Burbank studio in Los Angeles and Ventures headquarters in New York.
We focus on Career Development and Invest in YOU
Candidates who have completed 60 credits of college-level coursework (representing 2 years), or have shown similar self-development through certifications, trade school coursework, etc. are preferred. Educational requirements may differ from job to job based on the role.
We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds
At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations.