Art Director - Materials/Textures - Infinity Ward

$134,000 - $247,900/Yr

Activision - Woodland Hills, CA

Full-time - Senior

Woodland Hills, CA

Publishing Industries

About the position

As a Art Director - Materials/Textures at Infinity Ward, you will be expected to lead and oversee the development of high-quality materials that align with the studio's artistic vision and technical standards. Your responsibilities will include ensuring consistency across all material assets, establishing best practices, and maintaining a cohesive visual identity. You will collaborate closely with Art Directors, Tech art and Rendering team, and other key stakeholders to drive innovation and achieve excellence in material creation.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and guidance to the material art team
• Prioritize and assign tasks and initiatives to their team to ensure the best possible results, while aligning with Directors, Production and OS managers
• Help drive the planning and pre-production efforts of each assigned environment
• Create documentation of processes for others to follow as needed

Requirements

• Proven track record as an expert-level Material Artist or lead, preferably in AAA game development, with at least 8+ years of experience in creating and leading material pipelines
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, advanced shader creation, material optimization techniques
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to addressing technical and artistic challenges
• A portfolio showcasing high-quality, game-ready materials, highlighting both artistic and technical expertise
• Familiar with modern level editor and editor workflows, including Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Adobe Photoshop, UE4, Unity, etc

Nice-to-haves

• Photogrammetry experience
• First Person Shooter experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• Relocation assistance if the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job