Senior Textures Artist [Assassin's Creed]

Quebec City, QC
Permanent
Full-time

30 days ago

Company DescriptionUbisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you're passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help create the unknown!Job DescriptionAs a Senior Textures Artist at Ubisoft Quebec City, you play a key role in defining and delivering the materials and textures vision for an AAA project built on the Anvil engine. You act as the reference for the Materials craft, ensuring surface quality, visual consistency, and performance across the game. You work closely with Art Direction, Technical Art, Rendering, Production, and creative teams to support the project's artistic ambition while maintaining a robust and scalable pipeline.What you'll do

Define and champion the project's materials and textures vision, including PBR standards and visual references
Ensure surface consistency and visual fidelity across all Anvil lighting scenarios
Create high quality PBR materials and textures using Substance 3D Designer and Painter, scans, and photogrammetry
Build and maintain optimized material systems, including variants, wear, blending, and decals
Partner with Technical Art and Rendering to optimize shaders, memory budgets, streaming, and GPU cost
Perform visual analysis and debugging using Anvil internal tools
Structure and evolve the materials and textures pipeline, including documentation, standards, and automation
Mentor and support the team, providing clear feedback and sharing best practices

QualificationsWhat you bring to the team

Strong expertise in game art with a focus on materials and textures for large scale projects
Deep understanding of physically based rendering, surface storytelling, and high fidelity materials
Advanced skills with Substance 3D Designer and Painter, Photoshop, ZBrush, and scan based workflows
Experience working with proprietary engines, ideally Anvil or equivalent internal technologies
Solid knowledge of real time shading, GPU and memory optimization, and complex material setups
Proven ability to collaborate, communicate, and provide technical leadership
Comfort documenting clear, scalable workflows
Interest in pipeline improvement and tool development

What to send our way

Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experience
A portfolio or project examples showcasing textures, materials, PBR workflows, and real time rendering

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