Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe!

About the Role & Team

Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe!

We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned Senior Environment Artist looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.

We are looking for a uniquely talented Senior Environment Artist with focus on asset and kit creation to join us on a daring and exciting new project. Are you an experienced game developer with superb art skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties? If so, you’ll want to check out this opportunity!

What You Will Do

• Use Maya, ZBrush, Substance, Photoshop, Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) and UEFN (Unreal Editor Fortnite) to create high quality environment assets, materials, kits, layouts and lighting for both architectural and organic environments.

• Collaborate with artists, designers, and other disciplines to create engaging, inspiring and compelling props, spaces, and items based on Disney’s robust portfolio of worlds and characters including Disney/Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.

• Iterate on game assets and environments with fellow artists via paint overs, studies, and group critiques to improve visuals and gameplay.

• Uphold and evangelize in-game environment performance and best practices for asset creation, materials, lighting, etc.

• Partner with other artists and outsourcing providers to facilitate high quality external asset development and integration.

• Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney, helping to build and define the world of our project.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 5 years of PC and console game development experience, including holding a position of Environment Artist for at least 3 years.

• A portfolio of work that accurately represents your personal and team-based artistic achievements.

• Strong artistic and interpersonal skills, while being a great partner and enjoying collaborative development.

• At least one shipped game or equivalent service game launch experience.

• Demonstrated creative vision, an excellent eye for artistic quality and confirmed knowledge of current game development techniques used to achieve specific visual targets.

• Texture and material creation proficiency within Substance Designer/Painter, Adobe Photoshop and UE5.

• Expertise in environmental visual design, including lighting, composition, staging, and architecture.

• Proven understanding of environment creation that supports level design and enhances gameplay.

• Ability to craft unique new assets and also creatively re-using existing libraries.

• Experience developing content using Unreal Engine and/or UEFN knowledge of current UE-specific environment creation, lighting and optimization technologies and techniques.

• Familiarity with early game and/or R&D development.

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree in Art and/or Design or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Information

• Application must include a portfolio showcasing designs of real-time game environments. Please share or disable any passwords for efficient review of portfolios.

Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits