All the positions listed below are for our next generation MMO game. Our studio is located in Alpharetta, GA, so applicants must be willing to relocate to the Atlanta area.

General Submission Notes:

• A resume is required.
• Applicants should also submit reel or portfolio of work along with breakdown of contributions to the material submitted. Web-link is preferred but if you are submitting by mail, send materials to:

Hi-Rez Studios
Attention: Human Resources
3905 Brookside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Senior 3D Texture Artist / Environment Artist:

Do you have experience creating realistic textures and materials within Unreal 3? Join us to create a visually compelling experience for our action MMO.

Responsibilities:

• Use Unreal3, Max 2008, and Phtotoshop to create environment, prop, and level assets.

Required:

• Demonstrated experience generating hand painted tiling texture libraries as well as custom layouts.
• Production experience using Max to UV objects, along with intimate knowledge of transferring surface normals from hi-poly to low-poly models.
• Production experience using Max's material IDs in relation to multi-sub materials and UV space.
• Render to texture for lighting effects and masking purposes.
• Ability to model environment props and architecture a strong plus.

Preferred:

• Experience with Unreal Engine; ideally Unreal Engine 3.
• Mastery of creating multi-node pixel shader 3.0 materials from the ground up with focus on reproducing real-world materials.
• Production experience lighting props.
• Working knowldge of material and texture optimizations in relation to game performance.

Apply: ArtJobs@hirezstudios.com