Material Artist, Games

Summary

Creston Games is an independent game studio focused on creating innovative gaming experiences. They are seeking a Texture & Material Artist to define the visual identity of their semi-open world cooking/action-adventure game by developing high-quality materials and textures that enhance the player experience.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality materials and textures for environments, props, architecture, and world-building assets
• Develop tileable materials, trim sheets, and reusable material solutions that support an efficient production pipeline
• Collaborate closely with Environment Artists to maintain a consistent visual language across the project
• Build and maintain material libraries for use across multiple environments and asset sets
• Create believable surface variation, wear, and environmental detail that enhances immersion and storytelling
• Optimize materials and textures for real-time rendering while maintaining visual quality
• Gather and analyze real-world references to support authentic material creation

Skills

• Proven experience as a Texture Artist, Material Artist, or similar role in game development
• Strong understanding of modern material workflows and physically based rendering principles
• Proficiency with Substance 3D Painter, Substance 3D Designer, Photoshop, or equivalent industry-standard tools
• Strong artistic eye for color variation, material definition, surface detail, and environmental storytelling
• Understanding of optimization techniques and real-time rendering constraints
• Ability to create materials that balance artistic quality with production efficiency
• Strong portfolio demonstrating material creation and texture work
• Ability to work independently in a remote and asynchronous development environment
• Experience creating procedural materials in Substance Designer
• Familiarity with shader workflows and material setup within Unity
• Experience with vertex painting, layered materials, and material blending techniques

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Proven experience as a Texture Artist, Material Artist, or similar role in game development
• Strong understanding of modern material workflows and physically based rendering principles
• Proficiency with Substance 3D Painter, Substance 3D Designer, Photoshop, or equivalent industry-standard tools
• Strong artistic eye for color variation, material definition, surface detail, and environmental storytelling
• Understanding of optimization techniques and real-time rendering constraints
• Ability to create materials that balance artistic quality with production efficiency
• Strong portfolio demonstrating material creation and texture work
• Ability to work independently in a remote and asynchronous development environment

Nice to Haves

• Experience creating procedural materials in Substance Designer
• Familiarity with shader workflows and material setup within Unity
• Experience with vertex painting, layered materials, and material blending techniques

Benefits

• A key role in shaping the visual identity of an ambitious game project.
• A culture that respects deep work, avoiding unnecessary meetings and bureaucracy.
• The opportunity to help establish the material language and visual quality of a new IP.