Senior Level Artist

People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA game development studios with an international team working from offices in Poland, the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, and remotely. Founded in 2002, the studio is known for shooter titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders, and continues to develop new projects including Gears of War: E-Day, Project Echo, and Lost Rift. The company specializes in Unreal Engine development and explores new platforms including VR.

• 5+ years in AAA console/PC game development including 3+ years in Unreal Engine.
• Strong portfolio showcasing playable levels with created geometry.
• Experience with industry-standard 3D modeling software (Maya, Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, or equivalents).
• Artistic interpretation of concepts and creative ideation.
• Solid understanding of traditional art skills and foundational design competencies (shape, form, texture, value, color).
• Experience working with Unreal Engine or equivalent.
• Ability to use PBR shaders and normal maps.
• Adaptive and able to receive and implement feedback.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new styles, techniques, and workflows.
• Ability to collaborate with department leads and other departments to solve artistic and technical challenges.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Self-motivation.

Nice to have:

• Traditional art skills and core graphic design competencies (typography, color, light).
• Experience with Unreal 4/5 and environment modeling skills.
• Level Design experience.

• Produce playable levels based on Art Director's vision and Level Design needs with lead cooperation.
• Create world geometry and composition for levels in Unreal Engine.
• Redesign existing assets to new forms.
• Block out modules and levels, create first/proxy materials.
• Produce work within specifications and maintain workflow pipelines within deadlines.
• Model proxy assets.
• Participate in reviews, adapt to, and implement feedback from leads and peers professionally.
• Participate in R&D initiatives to explore new techniques and improve pipelines and workflows.

The role is open only to candidates from the game industry who are based in Europe.