Material Artist

About the Role

Qualifications

• At least one shipped title (console, PC, or equivalent).
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Substance Designer ; working knowledge of Substance Painter.
• Solid understanding of PBR shading , materials, and real-time rendering.
• Ability to analyze references and recreate complex surfaces procedurally.
• Strong artistic sense of color, roughness variations, micro-details, and material definition.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine or Unity material systems.
• Good understanding of optimization for real-time engines.
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills.
• A portfolio demonstrating procedural material creation is mandatory.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver clear, actionable feedback.
• High attention to detail, quality control, and adherence to style guides and technical standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with photogrammetry (Reality Capture, Metashape) is a plus.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, ZBrush , or other texture tools.
• Experience working on AAA-quality projects is preferred.
• Understanding of shader development or custom material functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Create high-quality, optimized procedural PBR materials using Substance Designer.
• Build clean, reusable node-based graphs suitable for production pipelines.
• Review and evaluate materials from external vendors for quality, consistency, and performance.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to internal teams and vendors to maintain visual and technical standards.
• Integrate approved materials into Unreal/Unity, ensuring correct setup, shader functionality, and optimization.
• Collaborate with environment, asset, and technical art teams to ensure smooth pipeline workflows.
• Troubleshoot material or shader issues and maintain consistent visual fidelity across assets.
• Translate real-world references into accurate, tileable, and project-appropriate materials.
• Maintain the material library, documentation, and best practices guidelines.
• Participate in workflow improvements, tool R&D, and overall process refinement.
• Support teammates through knowledge sharing and constructive feedback.

Benefits

• We offer competitive salaries and annual performance-based bonuses.
• We offer generous paid time off. You get 26 Annual leaves and additional paid time off at the year-end (from 25th December to 1st January).
• We cover Term Insurance and Personal accidental insurance for you.
• Benefit from our free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental and emotional wellbeing.
• You can also avail our Special Education Assistance Scheme to further develop your career.
• … And a lot more!