Bonfire Studios · 3 months ago
Lead Environment Artist
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $222K/yr
7+ years expBonfire Studios is a creative team dedicated to developing their first original IP, Arkheron, a competitive PVP game set in a dark fantasy world. They are seeking a Lead Environment Artist to guide their team in crafting immersive game environments, ensuring high-quality artistic and technical standards while fostering a collaborative culture.
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Responsibilities
Mentoring environment artists, providing constructive feedback, and cultivating a collaborative, growth-oriented team culture
Driving the creative and technical direction for environment art, ensuring a consistent, high-quality aesthetic across Arkheron
Translating high-level ideas (sometimes as simple as a whiteboard sketch) into fully realized game environments that immerse players
Delivering polished environments that align with gameplay needs and technical constraints
Partnering closely with design, engineering, and other teams to ensure environment art integrates seamlessly with gameplay and performance goals
Leading by example, contributing to asset creation, and setting the quality bar
Researching and implementing new tools, workflows, and techniques to elevate our craft
Supporting hiring, onboarding, and team-building efforts to strengthen Bonfire's environment art discipline
Qualification
Required
Have leadership experience in AAA environment art and thrive on mentoring and developing teams
Bring a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and the ability to drive ideas forward
Are self-driven and thrive in ambiguity, able to turn high-level visions into concrete results
Have shipped at least one AAA title in a leadership role, with 7+ years of environment art experience
Excel on small, collaborative teams where every role is broad and impactful
Possess a keen artistic eye for architecture, materials, lighting, and world-building
Are technically skilled in Maya (or similar), ZBrush, Photoshop, Substance Painter, and experienced with Unreal or Unity
Understand performance optimization, PBR workflows, UV layouts, and world-building pipelines
Value cross-discipline collaboration and can communicate effectively across teams
Care deeply about mentorship and fostering a positive, inclusive work environment
Balance creative vision with production realities, making smart trade-offs when needed
Have a growth mindset, eager to teach and learn in equal measure
Benefits
Equity
Full benefits package
Some extra perks to make work (and life) better
Company
Bonfire Studios
Bonfire studios is an independent game studio in Orange County California
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$25MKey Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
2025-01-15Series B
2016-09-12Series Unknown· $25M
2016-05-01Series A
Leadership Team
Josh Mosqueira
Design @ Bonfire Studios, co-founder
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