Material Artist

Avalanche Studios Group is looking for a passionate and highly creative Material Artist to join our AAA division, Avalanche Studios, to work on an unannounced AAA title.

As a Material Artist you will be tasked with crafting cutting-edge real-time materials and influence surfacing works for all assets in-game. The ideal candidate will have experience creating both realistic and stylized materials for tileable and unique texturing/surfacing, as well as all kinds of atlas, smart materials, masks, and have an excellent understanding of surfacing and lighting.

In this role, you must feel comfortable working in a multidisciplinary team, who you will be working with to create astounding, beautiful open worlds. You will be expected to help drive the quality benchmark for the discipline whilst managing your time to match the project’s goals.

The Position
As a Material Artist at Avalanche Studios, you will collaborate in an interdisciplinary team to create art for all sorts of in-game entities. We expect you to be able to interpret and elevate art direction, and support the surfacing of all types of assets, as per said direction working together with 3D artists, Lighting artists, Technical artists and Graphics programmers.

Required Qualifications

- Portfolio of realistic and stylized, high-quality game ready materials/textures
- Excellent eye for surfacing and lighting
- Excellent skills in Substance Designer and Painter
- Excellent grasp of texel density and UV mapping
- Strong modeling skills in 3DS Max, Maya or Blender
- Strong understanding of PBR rendering
- Strong organizational skills, and an ability to prioritize tasks/requests
- Must be proactive and work well in a large team environment.
- A great sense of technical know-how and functional problem-solving
- Great communication skills


Desired Qualifications

- 6+ years of AAA experience, with at least 1 title shipped as Material Artist.
- Experience with photogrammetric asset creation workflows
- Ability to communicate and realize an artistic vision
- Mentoring and teaching abilities


Employee promise

We provide goals, instead of instructions, and the opportunity to do the best work of your career.

Our Values

At Avalanche Studios Group, we believe in worlds beyond limits, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Everyone at Avalanche Studios Group has a shared responsibility to create an open and inclusive work environment where everyone is treated equally and with respect. Being part of our world is not contingent on where you’re from, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.

How to Apply

We will only consider applications that consist of both a CV and portfolio. For this role, you need to be able to work full-time in our Malmö or Stockholm office. We apply a hybrid work model that enables you to work some days from home and some days from the office.

To apply for this position please register below. Apply as soon as possible as we review applications continuously. All further information is provided under non-disclosure agreement only.