Environment Artist

What is MELON?

MELON is a metaverse studio powerhouse, setting the new standard for games, virtual experiences, concerts, and virtual goods through original properties and collaborations across the most significant partnerships in sports, music, fashion, Film/TV, youth products, and more. In addition, they are at the cutting edge of development on the Roblox platform.

Learn more about us: https://melonverse.com (https://melonverse.com/)

What we're looking for...

An environment artist at MELON will create both high-quality and immersive worlds for our experiences while working within technical constraints and art direction. They are comfortable communicating with leads and other world designers to ensure cohesion in assets and level art. They are also proactive in solving problems and passionate about contributing ideas to improve the overall look of the project.

What you'll be doing...

• Have extensive knowledge of what it means to work in a game level editor and the effort required for asset population and implementation
• Creating a living game-world with highly compelling 3D environments and props
• Dress the world - use the assets provided to fully realize a space and tell an interesting and varied story
• Cooperating with the Head of Studio and Art Leads to maintain artistic consistency and vision for the experiences while building Epic levels and scenes regarding the layout and style of game environments
• Design and create 3D game environments based on concepts and game design documents
• Work collaboratively with game designers and technical artists to understand and interpret design requirements with technical and performance constraints
• Keep an artistic style consistent with defined visuals and references

What you should have...

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Background in Art preferred with a good sense of mood, color, and spatial balance
• Strong creative vision and the ability to share it
• Ability to work independently in a team environment, as well as seek help from others when needed
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
• Knowledge of 2D & 3D software (3DSMax, Maya, Blender, Photoshop, Etc ..)
• Solid knowledge of the gaming industry, how games work, and the latest trends
• Understanding game production workflow and systems preferred
• Excellent communication and critical thinking skills; ability to identify and solve key problems creatively with minimal guidance.

Bonus Qualifications...

• Substance experience is a plus
• AAA experience is a plus
• Experience with the Roblox Platform

Working at MELON

At MELON, we believe that our progress directly results from diverse, inclusive cultures, so we don't just "tolerate" differences; we celebrate them and see them as essential to our staff, culture, and business.

We've been a remote-first company since inception, with a global team of passionate storytellers, designers, developers, and more. We believe in a strong work-life balance, fair compensation regardless of location, and strive constantly to create an environment that makes people excited to come to work.

Agencies: MELON is not partnering with agencies nor accepts unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes and applicants.