Principal Environment Artist

Mob Entertainment

. Design and build realistic and semi-stylised atmospheric environments for horror games, focusing on grounded immersive interior spaces .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $134,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in environment art creation, focusing on modular workflows, atmospheric design, and psychological tension in horror games. Proven ability to mentor artists and collaborate across disciplines to achieve high-quality visual standards and gameplay integration.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Expert Command Of Art FundamentalsExpert Proficiency In Unreal Engine 5Mastery Of Environment Set Dressing And ModelingExperience Mentoring Environment ArtistsProven Ability To Translate Narrative Direction

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Hard Skills

Environment Set DressingModelingTexturingModular Environment ConstructionTrim WorkflowsReusable Asset SystemsProcedural WorkflowsMaterial SystemsVisual HierarchyPsychological Tension

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationCross-Discipline Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

Unreal Engine 5Maya3ds MaxBlenderZBrushMarvelous DesignerSubstance DesignerSubstance PainterPhotoshop

Industry Keywords

AAA Quality WorkAtmospheric SpacesHorror Visual LanguageWorldbuildingGameplay Requirements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyUnreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build realistic and semi-stylised atmospheric environments for horror games, focusing on grounded immersive interior spaces
Own key benchmark environments from blockout through final polish
Apply composition, form, lighting, color, shape, and value to guide the player’s eye and amplify psychological tension
Develop modular, trim-based, and reusable environment workflows in Unreal Engine
Partner with Narrative and Design leads to translate creative direction into environments supporting gameplay, worldbuilding, and mood-driven storytelling
Collaborate with Level Design, Lighting, Materials, and Technical Art to solve environment challenges and meet visual and gameplay requirements
Provide project-wide Environment Art reviews and drive solutions improving consistency, asset usage, composition, readability, and quality
Mentor Environment Artists through collaboration, reviews, and feedback
Act as the subject-matter expert for Environment Art and define artistic standards, workflows, and quality expectations
Identify discipline-wide challenges and develop scalable solutions improving visual quality and team efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

Exceptional portfolio demonstrating mastery of environment set dressing, modeling, and texturing for realistic and semi-stylised, atmospheric spaces, reflecting shipped AAA-quality work or an equivalent visual bar
Expert command of art fundamentals, including composition, lighting, form, color, shape, value, and visual hierarchy, with the ability to clearly articulate and teach these principles to others
Expert-level understanding of modular environment construction, trim workflows, and reusable asset systems, with a proven ability to establish scalable workflows across large environments
Expert proficiency in industry-standard environment art tools such as Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Substance Designer/Painter, and Photoshop
Extensive experience with Unreal Engine 5, including level building, materials, scene assembly, optimization, and technical judgment influencing environment pipeline and architectural decisions
Proven ability to translate reference, narrative direction, and gameplay requirements into grounded, immersive worldbuilding and clear visual direction
Deep understanding of horror visual language and mood construction
Demonstrated experience mentoring senior and developing artists and influencing quality across multiple teams or project areas
Excellent communication and cross-discipline collaboration skills
Experience shipping at least one AAA or equivalent high-quality title
Proven ability to identify systemic environment art challenges and establish scalable standards, workflows, or pipelines
12+ years of gaming experience with progressive responsibilities and impressive trajectory (nice to have)
Shipped several games, preferably some horror (nice to have)
Experience developing procedural workflows, material systems, environment tools, or pipeline improvements with Tech Art (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Profit sharing
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
FSA/HSA
Paid time off
Sick time
Holidays
Parental leave