Role overview

Qualifications

3+ years of proven gameplay development experience
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Experience with Unreal Engine 5
Demonstrated experience with Substance, Fab/Megascans, and other environment art tools

Responsibilities

Create and develop convincing environment and level art using Unreal Engine 5
Work with the Creative Leads to author immersive content for a Third Person Shooter
Problem-solve and support tools and tech development to achieve visual and performance targets in engine
Monitor deliverable progress, manage assigned scope and requested changes, and follow through on commitments

Key facts

Remote from: Canada
Full time
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Artist
English

Hard skills

Environmental Graphic Design Video Game Development 3D Modeling Visual Arts

Other skills

Problem Solving
Communication
Teamwork
Presentations

About the company

Blackbird Interactive

Video Games & Interactive Entertainment

Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio - behind such games as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion. Founded by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz in 2010, the award-winning Vancouver studio boast its own internal CG cinematics department, led by the founder of Pixar Canada, and has also been involved in various game-adjacent projects over the years - such as Project Eagle with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other initiatives with the eatART Foundation and Sanctuary AI. BBI was listed among the fastest growing Canadian companies by revenue in 2020 and 2021 by The Globe and Mail and Deloitte. https://linktr.ee/BlackbirdInteractive.com

Company details

IndustryVideo Games & Interactive Entertainment

Company size201 - 500

Links

LinkedIn See all jobs

Your match analysis

See how your profile stacks up against this role.

We compared the job requirements to your profile to show where you're strong and where you fall short.

Job description

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.

At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Responsibilities

Create and develop convincing environment and level art using Unreal Engine 5

Work with the Creative Leads to author immersive content for an Third Person Shooter

Problem-solve and support tools and tech development to achieve visual and performance targets in engine

Monitor deliverable progress, manage assigned scope and requested changes, and follow through on commitments

Ensure assets meet technical requirements for Unreal Engine 5

Work independently with minimal supervision, while collaborating effectively within the team and taking ownership of problems

Document tools and production pipelines in a clear and understandable way

Requirements

3+ years of proven gameplay development experience

Demonstrated ability to work on multidisciplinary project teams and adapt to changing priorities throughout the product life cycle

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Experience with Unreal Engine 5

Demonstrated experience with Substance, Fab/Megascans, and other environment art tools

Pluses

Experience with third person action games