Texture Artist Contract

If you are passionate about adding detail and nuance to digital worlds, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

This is a 1099 contract role.

• Develop high-quality, detailed textures and materials for 3D assets, including characters, props, and environments, tailored for VR.
• Collaborate with environment artists, character artists, and technical teams to create visually consistent and immersive designs.
• Use tools such asSubstance Painter/Designer,Photoshop, andZBrushto produce textures for both organic and hard-surface assets.
• Optimize textures for real-time performance while maintaining artistic quality, ensuring seamless integration in game engines (i.e.,Unity).
• Create tileable and procedural materials, including normal maps, roughness, and ambient occlusion, to enhance realism and visual impact.
• Work with the lighting and rendering teams to ensure textures perform well under various lighting conditions in VR.
• Iterate on designs based on feedback from creative leads and art directors.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and techniques in texture creation and real-time graphics.

• 3+ years of experience as a Texture Artist in entertainment (games, film, animation, or VR).
• Proficiency with texturing tools likeSubstance Painter,Substance Designer,Photoshop, andZBrush.
• Experience working withUnity.
• Strong understanding of PBR (Physically Based Rendering) workflows, including material creation, lighting, and shader principles.
• Strong research skills with the ability to source, analyze, and creatively interpret historical, scientific, and existing references to inform artistic work.
• Ability to create both stylized and photorealistic textures.
• Knowledge of UV mapping, texture baking, and optimization techniques for VR and other real-time platforms.
• Strong artistic eye for detail, color, and composition.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and adapt to evolving creative needs.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.

• Experience creating assets optimized for both high-end and low-end devices, ensuring performance and visual quality across various platforms.
• Experience in procedural material creation with tools likeHoudini.
• Familiarity with VR-specific constraints and optimization techniques.
• Concept art or surface design experience to support asset prototyping.
• Understanding of shader development and lighting workflows.

Benefits

Monthly rate: $5,000-$6,750 (DOE)

Dreamscape Learn is firmly committedto cultivating an inclusive and diverse workplace, and as an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from all eligible candidates.