Lead Environment Artist (R27210)

Be highly creative, helping to define and drive the environment art vision for Rocket League while respecting established visual pillars.,Partner with cross-functional leads, production, and outsourcing teams to deliver content efficiently and with quality.,Translate high-level direction into clear, actionable guidance for internal teams and external partners.,Support the Art Director by conducting reviews, providing early feedback, and ensuring alignment across the team.,Represent the Art Director when necessary in cross-functional meetings, reviews, and planning discussions.

Strong understanding of environment art for games, including realistic constructions, natural landscapes, and the integration of organic and artificial elements.,Demonstrated experience overseeing large outsourcing pipelines, including asset briefs, reviews, feedback, and quality control from multiple vendors.,Experience working alongside designers to support core gameplay loops.,Strong desire and ability to grow, mentor, and lead teams with clarity and empathy.,Experience in shipping at least one commercial game with realistic 3D environments, across multiple platforms including console and PC, ideally in live or long-running titles (Unreal Engine experience is a plus).,Deep understanding of performance, optimization, and memory trade-offs, with a practical approach to scalability and asset reuse.,Strong technical art knowledge, including workflows, tools, and content integration for PBR and Photogrammetry pipelines.,Excellent understanding of art fundamentals, composition, lighting, color theory, scale, and visual appeal.,Experience as a lead responsible for end-to-end environment development, including internal teams and external partners.,Highly collaborative mindset, low-ego leadership style, and strong instincts for what makes environments fun.