Description
We are seeking an experienced 3D Art Director (Environment) to join our team at Volta, a premier creative studio dedicated to creating high-end 2D and 3D visuals for leading entertainment companies.
The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and upholding the visual direction for environment and prop production across projects, IPs, and styles. They will own and elevate the full environment pipeline, guide the creation of environments, props, and visual elements, and ensure consistency across large-scale worlds.
Key responsibilities include:
- Defining and maintaining the visual direction for environment and prop production
- Owning and optimizing the full environment pipeline
- Guiding the creation of environments, props, and visual elements
- Ensuring consistency across large-scale worlds
- Working directly in Unreal Engine 5 to review, troubleshoot, and guide environment production
- Leading, mentoring, and developing environment and prop artists
- Providing clear, actionable feedback and guidance
- Collaborating with production, design, engineering, and external clients
- Supporting project planning, scoping, and milestone definition
- Balancing creative ambition with production realities
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in the video game industry with multiple shipped AAA titles in a Lead or Art Director role
- Proven ability to own the full environment production pipeline
- Deep expertise in environment workflows, including modular construction, trim sheets, asset optimization, and engine integration
- Strong hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5
- Demonstrated experience mentoring environment and prop artists
- Strong client-facing experience
- Solid understanding of production realities, including scoping, risk management, and pipeline dependencies
- Ability to operate effectively in a French-speaking work environment
- Strong communication skills
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience contributing to bidding, scoping, and early production strategy
- Cross-disciplinary awareness across art, design, and engineering workflows
- Experience working in co-development or external partner environments
- Strong ability to work across both realistic and stylized environment directions
- Experience building, refining, or standardizing pipelines and best practices within a studio
Salary Range: $80,000-120,000 CAD