Digital Extremes is looking for talented, driven and proactive Environment Artists to join our team.

Digital Extremes prides itself on providing a warm, inviting, creative work environment for its team and has been named as one of 'Canada's Top 100 Employers' 4 years running. Competitive salaries, profit sharing, stock options, retirement matching, ample vacation and free daily homemade lunches are just a few of the many perks our employees enjoy. But all these perks aren't worth much if you're not working on exciting ambitious projects that get your creative juices flowing and that's where DE shines. So, join us in London, Ontario, the family-friendly Forest City and land of impressively affordable living to be a part of a passionate, devoted team of developing ninjas.

For more information on Digital Extremes visit our website at www.digitalextremes.com

Main Responsibilities:

•Design, model, and texture awe inspiring high quality 3D game worlds.
•Collaborate with Art and Design leads to create fun, functional, and memorable game worlds and levels.
•Ensure gameplay functionality and artistic integrity.
•Create any aspect of a 3D game environment including high quality modeling, texturing, and lighting of terrain, architecture, world objects and collisions.
•Work with Art Director to combine ideas and methodologies of environment production to create an efficient, streamlined pipeline that other artists can follow.
•Multitask effectively, prioritize competing demands, and follow through on details

Qualifications:

•3+ years previous experince in the video game industry
•A portfolio that demonstrates excellent concept, modeling and texturing.
•Strong lighting skills and experience creating normal maps and applying shaders.
•Above average ability to model, texture, and light 3D environments for a state of the art next-gen game engine.
•Excellent understanding of efficient techniques for game production.
•Possess exemplary oral and written communication skills
•Experience with Maya, Photoshop and ZBrush or Mudbox highly beneficial.
•Have a genuine enthusiasm and interest in video games.
•Willing to relocate to Canada

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