Senior Environment Artist - GameSim - Talent Pipeline

GameSim, a game development studio based in Orlando, FL, is seeking a Senior Environment Artist with leadership responsibilities to create high-quality game environment art and lead environment art teams.

Location: Ontario, Quebec, or British Columbia, Canada

Salary: $100,000 CAD to $105,000 CAD

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality environment assets and scenes (architecture, organic environment, kits, hero props, set dressing) built for real-time performance.
• Drive material quality: trim sheets, tileables, layered materials, vertex blends, and reusable material functions as appropriate.
• Own scene/asset optimization: LOD strategy, streaming considerations, draw calls, memory, lightmap constraints, and platform targets.
• Lead execution for a small pod or strike team: break down tasks, set short-term priorities, and keep deliverables moving.
• Provide reviews and mentorship: actionable notes, paintovers/blockouts as needed, and consistent standards for “definition of done.”
• Collaborate cross-discipline (Design, Lighting, Tech Art, Engineering) to ensure environments support gameplay readability and performance.
• Support client-facing communication when needed: clarify requirements, share WIP, align on standards, and reduce rework through early alignment.
• Contribute to pipeline/process improvements: naming conventions, template scenes, kit documentation, and onboarding guides.

Requirements

• Minimum 8-years of professional game industry experience with at least one shipped title.
• Experience working with industry standard tools such as Maya, 3DS Max, Blender, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, ZBrush, etc.
• Proven experience shipping or delivering real-time environment work in Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
• Strong environment art fundamentals: composition, mood, scale, material definition, and cohesion.
• Strong modeling skills (architectural/modular, hard-surface, and organic); solid UV and baking fundamentals.
• Strong texturing/material skills (Photoshop + Substance Painter; Designer/trim workflows strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated optimization knowledge (LODs, texel density, streaming, draw calls, memory budgets).
• Leadership-level communication: clear written and verbal updates, actionable feedback, strong collaboration habits.
• Experience mentoring or guiding other artists (formal lead title not required, but leadership behaviors are).
• Can work Central (CT) core hours with possible overlap hours with Pacific (PT) or Eastern (ET).
• Work options are flexible: remote / hybrid / onsite.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on different projects
• 3 weeks of paid leave
• Benefits package including medical, dental and vision
• Sick Leave
• Disability Coverage
• Corporate holidays
• Professional Development

Additional Information

• This position is currently open to candidates residing in the following Canada Provinces: Ontario, Quebec or British Columbia.