Sucker Punch Productions needs an awesome Senior Environment Modeler to join the team!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate within a team of artist and designers to create 3D assets that are awesome gameplay spaces as well as visually stunning works of art.
• Create structures and props to express the underlying concept of the environment, including determining placement, proportion, shape, prop type and details.
• Model asset geometry from simple mass-out to finished states based on inspirational concept art or general direction.
• Consistently meet high standard of quality while sticking to production deadlines.
• Contribute in developing or improving the production pipeline, tools, and visual quality of environments
• Maintain a good knowledge of the projects game design to ensure unity between art and gameplay.
• Seek feedback from peers and leads.

Qualifications:
• 4+ years of industry experience demonstrating modeling professional quality 3D game levels.
• Must have an excellent understanding of proportions, layout spacing, silhouettes, color theory, framing and composition.
• Strong understanding of poly mesh flow, LODS, and mesh optimization for performance and memory budgets.
• Ability to follow art direction and see the 'big picture' style of the game.
• Must be able to provide samples either through a shipped product, level file, or screenshots.
• Experience using high resolution modeling software like ZBrush, Mudbox or similar software strongly preferred.
• UV mapping and texture creation experience creating normal maps, and specular maps on a professional project is a plus
• Ability to work well with a team in a cross-discipline, and iterative setting
• Strong problem solving skills
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience desired
• Expert use of Maya and Photoshop

Qualities:
• Creative and passionate about art.
• Must have a passion for games and interactive entertainment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are expected. You need to be comfortable asking questions making requests to designers, programmers and artists.
• Must be autonomous, responsible, organized and professional.
• Applicants must be able to work in the USA and willing to relocate to Seattle.
• Applicants should expect to take a test.

This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.