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Toronto, ON
- Full-time
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Certain Affinity, Inc.

Principal Environment Artist

Toronto, ON, Canada

Salary Range: 140K-190K CAD · Full-time

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Pay: Salary Range: 140K-190K CAD
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Jan 19, 2027
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 21, 2026

Original job description

Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about working on our original IP? Certain Affinity is a game developer in Texas, based out of Austin, and we have a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values and the vibrant nature of the cities we call home. This includes a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance. We are also excited to be the recipient of the Canadian Studio of the Year award. We're best known for co-developing numerous AAA FPS games, though now we are creating compelling new games of our own. We're always on the lookout for amazing talent to join our team.

As a Principal Environment Artist at Certain Affinity, you’ll work with a small team of environment artists, creating highly detailed game environments and world assets. You’ll have opportunities to set the quality bar for our internal team by creating and visually perfecting an environment as well as working closely with the design teams to enhance the gameplay experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working with the Art Director to set the standard for a visually consistent and highly immersive world that runs within performance guidelines.
Proactively seek out new software, pipelines, and techniques to evolve the team’s creation pipeline and demonstrate that research with the team through written, verbal, and recorded documentation.
Sets the visual bar for projects and communicates the intent to others on the projects in every stage of development.
Defines robust kit-pieces that enhance the environment while supporting gameplay needs.
Create and define content benchmarks that can be distributed to both internal and external developers when needed.
Participate in art reviews and have the ability to critique big picture elements as well as individual assets in gate reviews.
Work with Project leadership teams to understand the Environment Art needs on the project and assist production in creating roadmaps for the project.
Can be asked to represent the Environment Art team to external business partners
Mentor more junior environment artists, as well as those in other areas of art content

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

10+ years' experience in game industry, specifically modeling and texturing environments
5+ years experience in an expert content creation or leadership role
Experience with several projects from concept and preproduction phase through shipping.
Experience establishing and driving new workflows for content creation
Either experience leading multiple teams or have provided “Subject Matter” Expertise in multiple areas of environment art creation.
Understanding of visual art with a focus on environments, composition, critique.

Shipped 1+ at least one AAA title in last 3 years

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Exceptional core art skills such as general composition, color theory, architectural fundamentals and natural/outdoor principles that will set the standard for a believable world.
Solid understanding of what makes a game level fun and engaging
Excellent collaboration and communication skills between art, design, and tech.
Ability to work within an art style and effectively communicate to the rest of the team
Expert level knowledge of MAX, Maya, or other 3D software package
Proficient with Z-Brush or other high resolution sculpting tools
Experience using Unreal 5
Solid grasp of performance requirements and constraints of current generation console and PC hardware
Understanding of the construction and application of PBR materials and material software such as Substance Designer
Excellent understanding of art pipelines and workflow
Demonstrates ability to prioritize within time constraints and manage multiple efforts.
Can initiate visual direction without specific concept or design
Portfolio should reflect experience defining a variety of content including modular sets, organics, vistas, props, materials, lighting, and landscapes.

Salary Range: 140K-190K CAD

Certain Affinity is authorized to do business in many, but not all, US states and Canadian provinces. If you are not located in or able to work from a state where Certain Affinity is registered, you will not be eligible for employment at this time. Please speak with your recruiter to learn more about where we are registered.

Certain Affinity or its partners or affiliates run background checks on candidates or employees with the written authorization from the candidates or employees. These may be done for the purposes of offering employment or determining eligibility to work on a specific project. Multiple searches may be required.

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Responsibilities

The Principal Environment Artist will set the visual quality bar for game environments and world assets while collaborating with design teams to enhance gameplay. They are responsible for mentoring junior artists, defining content benchmarks, and evolving the team's creation pipelines.

Requirements

Candidates must have 10+ years of experience in the game industry with a focus on environment modeling and texturing, including at least 5 years in a leadership role. A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in modular sets, lighting, and PBR workflows is required, along with proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 and industry-standard 3D software.

Skills

Environment Art
3D Modeling
Texturing
Unreal Engine 5
Maya
3ds Max
ZBrush
Substance Designer
PBR Materials
Composition
Color Theory
Leadership
Mentoring
Art Direction
Pipeline Development
Game Design

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Keywords

Environment Art
AAA Games
FPS
3D Modeling
Texturing
Unreal Engine 5
Maya
3ds Max
ZBrush
Substance Designer
PBR Materials
Art Direction
Pipeline Development
Composition
Color Theory
Modular Sets
Game Development
Leadership
Mentoring
Performance Optimization
Console Hardware
PC Hardware
Concept Art
Preproduction
Shipping
Visual Consistency
World Building
Asset Creation
Gate Reviews
Roadmapping

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