NBCUniversal is seeking a Lead Material Artist (World/Props) to define and drive world material systems for an ambitious interactive open-world experience. This role is responsible for ensuring that environment and prop materials achieve a high level of visual quality, consistency, and scalability across large and diverse environments, from high-end platforms to mobile.
The Lead Material Artist (World/Props) will work closely with the Associate Art Director – City Environment, Technical Art, and cross-disciplinary teams to ensure materials are fully integrated within environment pipelines and rendering systems. The role involves leading and managing a team while defining scalable approaches for surfaces, tiling, modular shaders, and material libraries supporting production at multiple performance targets.
Responsibilities
Translate Art Direction into high-end world and prop materials that meet visual and technical requirements.
Lead and manage the world material team, ensuring consistency and quality across assets.
Define, maintain, and evolve scalable material pipelines, workflows, and best practices.
Create and oversee surface materials, tiling systems, and modular shader approaches.
Ensure consistency and scalability across environments, props, and large-scale worlds from high-end to mobile targets.
Collaborate closely with Environment, Tech Art, and Lighting teams for proper integration.
Ensure correct implementation within rendering, shading, and runtime systems.
Act as a bridge between art, technical art, and pipeline development teams.
RÉSUMÉ DU POSTE
NBCUniversal est à la recherche d’un ou d’une Artiste des matériaux Lead (Environnements/Accessoires) pour définir et piloter les systèmes de matériaux d’environnement dans le cadre d’une ambitieuse expérience interactive en monde ouvert. Ce poste est responsable de veiller à ce que les matériaux d’environnements et d’accessoires atteignent un niveau élevé de qualité visuelle, de cohérence et d’évolutivité dans des environnements vastes et diversifiés, des plateformes haut de gamme jusqu’aux appareils mobiles.
La personne titulaire du poste travaillera en étroite collaboration avec la personne associée à la direction artistique, Environnement urbain, l’équipe d’Art technique et des équipes multidisciplinaires afin de garantir l’intégration complète des matériaux aux pipelines d’environnement et aux systèmes de rendu. Le poste implique de diriger et gérer une équipe tout en définissant des approches évolutives pour les surfaces, les systèmes de textures répétitives (tiling), les shaders modulaires et les bibliothèques de matériaux soutenant la production pour plusieurs cibles de performance.
RESPONSABILITÉS
Basic Qualifications
Extensive experience in AAA game development with a focus on environment material creation.
Proven experience leading and managing a team of artists.
Experience as a Lead on at least one shipped AAA title.
Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality world and prop materials.
Strong understanding of PBR workflows, surface definition, and shader systems.
Experience with real-time pipelines and multi-platform performance constraints.
Experience working with modern game engines such as Unreal Engine.
Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.
Desired Qualifications
Experience building scalable material libraries and reusable systems.
Experience with Unreal Engine 5 and advanced shader workflows.
Familiarity with procedural world-building workflows or systems.
Experience working with outsourcing partners or distributed teams.
Strong eye for realism, surface fidelity, and material consistency.
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ATOUTS
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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