Senior 3D Environment Artist

About the Position

Senior 3D Environment Artist

Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, is a renowned game art studio based in Gurgaon, India, with a team of over 700 employees across multiple locations. Established in 2004, Lakshya has created art for over a hundred game titles, including global hits like Bloodborne, Dark Souls II, and Just Cause 3. The Senior 3D Environment Artist will play a crucial role in the art team, taking on complex art creation tasks and contributing to the studio's reputation for delivering best-in-class services.

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Responsibilities

Pre-Production & Planning

• Interpret client briefs and specifications.
• Assist in effort estimation for incoming work.
• Collect references, prepare checklists, and create client queries.
• Build sample/benchmark assets to define workflow and quality.

Asset Production

• Create high-quality, error-free 3D assets per client requirements.
• Ensure correct naming conventions, file structure, and delivery formats.
• Maintain style, quality, and technical consistency across assets.

Team Contribution & Leadership

• Guide team artists, perform first-level reviews when needed.
• Support technical and artistic troubleshooting.
• Participate in meetings, share ideas, and flag risks early.
• Report progress for self and dependent artists to Art Lead and PM.
• Ensure tasks are completed within time and effort budgets.

Communication

• Clearly understand and interpret client briefs, specifications, and feedback.
• Prepare and send well-structured queries to clients to remove ambiguity and ensure smooth production.
• Participate in client review calls when required and represent the art team professionally.
• Present sample assets, benchmark pieces, or workflow approaches to the client for approval.
• Communicate project risks, blockers, or dependencies early to avoid delays.
• Maintain respectful, timely, and accurate communication in all client interactions.
• Share client feedback with the internal team clearly and ensure it is understood and implemented.
• Document important client instructions, style notes, and updates for team-wide visibility.

Requirements

Core Skills

• High-quality 3D environment creation.
• Convert high-res sculpts to optimized game-ready assets.
• Strong baking (Normal, AO, Curvature) & PBR texture creation.
• Ability to work in multiple styles: realistic, semi-realistic, stylized.
• Expertise in sculpting: rocks, terrain, statues, foliage, ornaments, etc.
• Proficiency in: ZBrush, Maya/Max, Blender, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Photoshop.
• Understanding game pipelines, real-time shaders, Unreal Engine, and Unity.
• Knowledge of architectural planning, modularity, trim sheets, tileable textures.
• Experience in large-scale world-building (Optional).
• Strong communication & detail orientation.
• Self-driven team player.

Experience

• Minimum: 4+ years creating 3D game art for AAA titles or 1 year as senior artist.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Full-time employment
• Onsite working pattern

About the Company

Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, is a highly talented and dependable game art studio with a strong reputation in the game development industry. Based in Gurgaon, India, Lakshya has created art for over a hundred game titles, including global hits such as Bloodborne, Dark Souls II, and Just Cause 3. The studio works closely with NASSCOM to help in the growth of the game development ecosystem in India.

Location

Gurugram, Haryana, India