Open positions in Arkane Lyon

    Arkane Studios (Lyon - Fr.) is looking for:

    • 4 Testers (from Sept & Oct)
    • 1 Gameplay Programmer (from Sept)
    • 1 Data Manager (from Nov)

    MP if someone is interested.

    Arkane Studios (Lyon - Fr.) is looking for a level artist. A detailed description of the post:

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    Quote Arkane Studios, LYON Offices in France, is looking for a world class Level Artist to work closely with the Level Designers to design and create immersive game levels.

    Responsibilities • Work directly with the Level Designers for designing and building levels, to make gameplay and 3D space function harmoniously, and maintaining it until release • Partner with Level Designers who will provide narration, game ideas and scripting and collaborate with the Environment Artists who provide art support for textures, final models, etc. • Propose ideas and visual references for game locations • Work out the details and concept modular systems of architecture for levels • Assemble his/her levels with the textures and 3D models provided by the Environment Artists • Produce 3D environmental assets variations if needed (based on assets originally created by the Environment Artists) • Basic lighting knowledge are desired • Optimize the final levels for performance • Use the game engine efficiently to create maps that run smoothly on consoles • Work with the Lead Level Artist and the Level Art Director to ensure artistic unity with the entire project • Travel may be required, but less than 10%

    Requirements • Sensibility for architectural spaces, volume in general, circulation, lighting, details distribution and image composition • 2+ years of game industry and or (significant) modding experience is preferable • Good handling and experience of (at least one) 3D software such as Maya for modeling • Good handling and experience of (at least one) game editors such as Unreal, Source, CryEngine, etc… • Capable of identifying and supporting gameplay needs and constraints within a game level • Capable of working within technical constraints • Understanding of modular construction methods as it relates to design, memory and performance • Good organization and time management skills • Good oral and written communication skills • Must be a self-motivated and energetic team player with a very strong work ethic and cooperative attitude • Passion for games and gaming • Experience in photography, cinema or other related domains is a plus • Work samples

    The position may require an art test

    Would totally apply if I didn't launched my compagny (even though I don't really stand a chance, but as we always say, on a misunderstanding it could work :p).

    Arkane Studios (Lyon - Fr.) is still looking for a level artist.

    Feel free to contact me ;) A detailed description of the post:

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    Quote Arkane Studios, LYON Offices in France, is looking for a world class Level Artist to work closely with the Level Designers to design and create immersive game levels.

    Responsibilities • Work directly with the Level Designers for designing and building levels, to make gameplay and 3D space function harmoniously, and maintaining it until release • Partner with Level Designers who will provide narration, game ideas and scripting and collaborate with the Environment Artists who provide art support for textures, final models, etc. • Propose ideas and visual references for game locations • Work out the details and concept modular systems of architecture for levels • Assemble his/her levels with the textures and 3D models provided by the Environment Artists • Produce 3D environmental assets variations if needed (based on assets originally created by the Environment Artists) • Basic lighting knowledge are desired • Optimize the final levels for performance • Use the game engine efficiently to create maps that run smoothly on consoles • Work with the Lead Level Artist and the Level Art Director to ensure artistic unity with the entire project • Travel may be required, but less than 10%

    Requirements • Sensibility for architectural spaces, volume in general, circulation, lighting, details distribution and image composition • 2+ years of game industry and or (significant) modding experience is preferable • Good handling and experience of (at least one) 3D software such as Maya for modeling • Good handling and experience of (at least one) game editors such as Unreal, Source, CryEngine, etc… • Capable of identifying and supporting gameplay needs and constraints within a game level • Capable of working within technical constraints • Understanding of modular construction methods as it relates to design, memory and performance • Good organization and time management skills • Good oral and written communication skills • Must be a self-motivated and energetic team player with a very strong work ethic and cooperative attitude • Passion for games and gaming • Experience in photography, cinema or other related domains is a plus • Work samples

    The position may require an art test

    Hey guys, we're still looking for Level Designers, Level & Lighting artists so if you think you can do the job, contact me ;) Level Designer :

    Spoiler Responsibilities

    • Produce the level design documentation of his/her maps, including mission’s intentions and high-level concepts.
    • Create the level layouts (simplified level geometry) in collaboration with the level artists and architects.
    • Implement gameplay events into the maps (enemies encounters, narrative scenes, maps objectives, etc..) by using specialized tools (world editor, scripting system...)
    • Make sure his /her map is compliant with the technical constraints and check on a regular basis if his/her map is functional on all platforms
    • Work closely with the art department and collaborate with all game development disciplines all along the maps iterations
    • Analyze and fix level design bugs

    Qualifications

    • Candidate should understand the values of the game design philosophy behind action adventure stealth games such as the Dishonored series
    • Candidate should embrace the Systemic design philosophy
    • A solid understanding of player psychology
    • Experience using game-specific editing packages
    • Game scripting experience using Kismet, Lua or similar
    • Relevant experience with the tools used for the development of AAA games (Perforce or similar, Bugs data base, etc)
    • Quality oriented
    • Strong communication skills

    Level Artist :

    Spoiler Responsibilities

    • Work with Level Designers to design and build levels, to make gameplay and 3D space function harmoniously up until game release
    • Partner with Level Designers who will provide narration, game ideas and scripting; and collaborate with the Environment Artists who provide art support for textures, final models, etc.
    • Propose ideas and visual references for game locations
    • Work out the details and concept modular systems of architecture for levels
    • Assemble levels with the textures and 3D models provided by Environment Artists
    • Produce 3D environmental asset variations, if needed, based on assets created by Environment Artists
    • Optimize the final levels for performance
    • Utilize the game engine efficiently to create maps that run smoothly on consoles
    • Work with the Lead Level Artist and the Level Art Director to ensure artistic unity with the entire project

    Qualifications

    • Sensibility for architectural spaces, volume in general, circulation, lighting, details distribution and image composition
    • 2+ years of game industry and/or significant modding experience is preferable
    • Good handling and experience of at least one 3D software such as Maya, 3D Max, etc., for modeling
    • Good handling and experience of at least one game editor such as Unreal, Source, CryEngine, etc.
    • Identify and support gameplay needs and capable of working within technical constraints of a game level
    • Understanding of modular construction methods as it relates to design, memory and performance
    • A self-motivated and energetic team player with a very strong work ethic and cooperative attitude
    • Passion for games
    • Basic lighting knowledge desired
    • Experience in photography, cinema or other related domains is a plus

    Lighting Artist :

    Spoiler Responsibilities

    • Define lighting intentions by doing visual researches and synthesized documentations
    • Merge gameplay and visual intentions with ‘elegance’
    • Create dramatic and compelling lighting/mood that fit the artistic vision of our projects
    • Manage the assets and FXs requests related to lamps
    • Create and maintain lights prefabs
    • Keep lighting style consistent throughout the game
    • Collaborate and communicate constructively with Level Artists, Environment Artists, Level Designers, VFX and Technical Artists
    • Good understanding of PBR rendering pipeline
    • Ensure that all lighting deliverables are completed fully and in line with the production schedule
    • Anticipate challenges and propose solutions to solve technical and level designs constraints
    • Physics units’ knowledge is a plus
    • Being familiarized with a 3D software as Maya is a plus

    Qualifications

    • At least one experience in a role of Lighting / Level Artist on a real time project
    • Excellent knowledge of direct and indirect lighting, luminance and color theory
    • Excellent artistic and film culture
    • Excellent sense of composition and photography
    • Autonomous in order to be able to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner while maintaining a high level of quality
    • The ability to cooperate easily with different peoples and teams
    • Fluent English

    Oh, and on the artist side, we're making an Artstation page, if you're curious, common' and check that ;) https://arkanelyon.artstation.com/

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