Lead Environment Artist

LEAD ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
Permanent – Full-Time

The team
Eidos Montréal is seeking a talented, self-motivated Lead Environment Artist to collaborate with a growing development team on a cross-platform RPG built in Unreal Engine 5. The Lead Environment Artist is responsible for creating visually compelling environments, providing hands-on artistic leadership, and mentoring a team of Environment Artists. This role blends artistic excellence, leadership, and strong cross-discipline collaboration.
This position is offered onsite or in a hybrid capacity at Eidos Montréal.

What you will do
• Act as direct manager and mentor for Environment Artists
• Work closely with the Art Director, Technical Artists, Level Designers, and Environment Artists to meet or exceed visual targets
• Efficiently model, UV map, bake, and create materials within a PBR pipeline, and assemble assets in Unreal Engine 5
• Create a wide range of high-quality environment art assets, including props, interiors, exteriors, and structural elements
• Lead worldbuilding efforts, including terrain and foliage, using Unreal Engine 5

What you bring
• 5+ years of experience in the game industry
• Strong technical expertise with a deep understanding of modeling, lighting, and surfacing
• Expert knowledge of Maya or similar 3D modeling software
• Strong understanding of PBR texture and material pipelines
• Passion for collaboration and mentoring junior artists
• Excellent communication skills and a highly organized work approach
• Solid understanding of performant, visually appealing level construction and modular assembly techniques in Unreal Engine

Portfolio Requirements
• A web-based portfolio demonstrating a range of high-quality 3D rendered work and 2D texture art
• Examples of lit interior and exterior environments
• A mix of hard-surface and organic models
• Samples from previous professional industry work

Even better if you have
• Knowledge of architecture, engineering fundamentals, and construction methods
• Strong understanding of color theory
• Familiarity with Houdini
• Solid grasp of visual composition principles
• Passion for RPGs, science fiction, and tabletop games
• Portfolio Pluses: architectural rendering samples, environment art concept work, material examples implemented in Unreal Engine

Why join us?
• Flexible work schedule: because unexpected events are part of life;
• Hybrid work: because we have adapted to the new reality;
• Group insurance: To take care of yourself and your loved ones;
• Group RRSPs: we think about your future;
• Telemedicine service for the family: to avoid a pleasant 24 hours in the emergency room;
• Bonus: we recognize the work accomplished

Please note: your application is reviewed by a real human being — not an NPC, not an AI.
Come and create emotion with us!