3D Artist - Environment & Props (Contract)

Campfire is building the next generation of games powered by AI. Our first product is a cozy lifesim game with AI NPCs at the heart of the gameplay experience. We are a small and laser focused team doing something new and innovative.

It is critical that players fall in love with the world and characters of Campfire. We are aiming for a charming and universally appealing art style. Checkout our https://campfire.to for some renders of the art style we are aiming for.

This is an opportunity for a 3-month full-time contract position with possibility to develop into a long term full-time position.

You will:

• Design & implement assets for stylized props and environments
• Set up environment lighting in Unity with consideration for performance
• Implement day/night cycle for an outdoors environment
• Design and implement interior environments for a user editable home space
• Create stunning signature furniture and decoration props
• Handle the entire art pipeline: model, texture, rig and animate, import to Unity
• Hand paint appealing low contrast textures from reference/concept or scratch
• Implement gorgeous vistas for exterior environments
• Deliver visual polish and unifying existing assets from a variety of sourcesProduce beautiful high fidelity renders for use as key marketing art

You ideally have:

• 3+ Years Experience working as a senior 3D artist on a stylized multiplatform game, targeting platforms with strict performance considerations
• Experience with stylized and toon art, in the casual, lifesim or cozy game genres for 3D rendering contexts
• Hands on experience with the Unity engine, ideally covering some technical art details such as VFX and shaders
• Strong eye and instinct for stylized environments & signature props such as house decorations and building exteriors
• Experience with achieving awe inspiring visuals with Unity’s Universal Rendering Pipeline (URP)
• Comfortable using existing assets and modifying them to fit consistent art style