Location: Cambridge, UK. This is a 22‑month fixed‑term contract. The role accommodates flexible working options but requires the employee to be based within commuting distance of our Cambridge office to attend onsite as required.
Role Overview
We are seeking an Environment Artist to design and deliver high‑quality environment art for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, an open‑world survival crafting game built in Unreal Engine 5. The artist will work across level art, props, and world building, supporting a stylised visual direction grounded in exaggerated realism.
Responsibilities
* Create and implement high‑quality environment assets across level art, props, and world building in Unreal Engine 5.
* Build modular kits and reusable assets to support scalable open‑world development.
* Produce assets including modelling, texturing, and material creation aligned to the project's stylised visual direction.
* Work independently across environment production, from concept support through to final in‑engine implementation.
* Collaborate with art leadership and external partners to ensure outsourced content meets quality and style requirements.
* Follow established pipelines, optimising assets for performance within a large interconnected world.
Qualifications
* Experience creating environment art for games using Unreal Engine and industry‑standard 3D tools (e.g., Maya, ZBrush, Substance).
* Generalist skill set across level art, prop creation, modelling, and texturing.
* Experience working on open‑world or large‑scale environments.
* Strong portfolio demonstrating stylised environments or exaggerated realism.
* Experience integrating and reviewing outsourced assets within a production pipeline.
* Understanding of modular workflows and asset optimisation for real‑time environments.
* Experience with lighting or supporting concept art is advantageous.
Benefits
* Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
* Discretionary annual performance bonus.
* Minimum 6 % pension contributions.
* Life insurance.
* Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
* Flexible working hours.
* 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays.
Equal Opportunity
We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you are invited to interview.
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