Create beautiful, interesting and believable worlds for our players to explore, following stylistic cues from concept artists and designers, and adding your own input and artistic skill on top. Bring the environments to life with props and details that make them feel real and suit their setting.
Your initial primary role will be creating stylised real-world 1980s environments for our driving game ‘Transmission’. You will need to create buildings, road furniture, props and more to show off our retro roads and residences, making it a joy to drive around and be immersed in.
Though not essential, the ability to design and model vehicles alongside our existing art team is a plus.
Essential
- Fully remote (must be based in the United Kingdom)
- Advanced skill in your chosen 3D and 2D art software (e.g. 3DS Max, Maya, Blender, Substance Designer/Painter, ZBrush, Photoshop, etc.)
- Familiarity with the full game asset creation pipeline: high-poly sculpting, retopology, UV mapping, texture baking, texture painting, setting up and exporting to game engine
- Strong understanding of proportion, scale, perspective, lighting and colour
- Strong understanding of modular workflows as it relates to architectural assembly and asset creation
- Advanced knowledge of physically based material workflows and shaders
- Experience in modelling real-world environment
Preferred
- Can execute in a range of visual styles from realistic to stylized
- Unreal Engine 4 experience
- Strong narrative and environmental storytelling skills with regards to set dressing and world building
- Knowledge and love of 80s aesthetics, vehicles and interiors
- Experience in modelling real-world cars
- Experience developing and optimising for mobile/lower-spec devices
- Version Control / Continuous Integration experience
- Jira experience
Important Information
- Starting salary of £30,000 – £40,000 (depending on experience)
- Set your own hours – Delivery-focused production allows you to set your own start time, end time, and make time for necessary life activities
- No crunch
- Christmas Holiday period – All employees have December 20th – January 3rd as complimentary holiday, which is not subtracted from your holiday entitlement
How to Apply
Send CVs and Portfolio links to jobs@cardboardsword.co.uk
About Transmission
In Transmission, you’re an overnight courier in an open world of chilled-out synthwave vibes. Think Euro Truck Simulator meets Jalopy on a rainy summer night in 1986 .
Working at Cardboard Sword
Cardboard Sword is a growing independent games company. We have an incredible team of experienced developers working to make a variety of games in a sensible and enjoyable way. Our focus is on exceptional games, very high production values, good tools, and a team that’s happy and equally compensated across the board.
Make a Difference
We’re in the early stages of our growth. Joining us now is a great opportunity to learn, grow with us, and have a real impact and influence on the company. We also support personal development and learning of new skills, so will try to move you onto the projects you like in the positions you want. This includes furnishing you with learning resources at times.
Equal Opportunities
Cardboard Sword is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming people from all walks of life. We take care to remove bias from the selection process, and are open to suggestions that would allow us to do this better. We have a workplace culture that is transparent, trusting and fair.
