Environment Artist Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for environment artist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for solutions to problems while working in collaboration with other members of the game team, including artists, designers, audio and engineers.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Hard surface and vehicle design abilities
• Self-motivated toward solving creative problems
• Hard surface modeling and texturing (clothing, props…etc)
• Basic understanding of either Maya or 3DsMax
• Basic understanding of either ZBrush or Mudbox
• Basic understanding of texture map properties in relation to their shading and lighting qualities
• Basic understanding and familiarity using rendering software
• Able to collaborate and bring creativity to the team of modelers and the wider Blizzard Animation team

I would like to submit my application for the environment artist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for subject-matter expertise and training on Controlled Environments industry and implications to our business for our field sales organization, distribution channel, rep firm partners, and internal functions.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Extensive experience building tools to improve modelling, exporting and/or asset management
• Experience working with materials, and lighting effects on 3D surfaces
• High level scripting experience with Python (or equivalent scripting language) to automate the environment asset creation process
• Experience with Photoshop, Painter, or the equivalent for digital
• Experience in AAA game development with credit
• On at least one AAA title as concept artist, or equivalent experience
• Previous experience creating high quality environments for PS4/Xbox One
• Knowledge of 3D Studio Max and Photoshop

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the environment artist position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for the required high fidelity assets along with clean and efficient implementation work directly in the game engine, being careful to stick to budgets and platform constraints.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Knowledge of Clarisse is an asset
• Communicates priorities to supervisor / production manager and the team for developing clear work plans
• Understanding of the visual style of Blizzard cinematics and a passion to push them to the next level
• Create and document workflows, processes and pipelines
• Communicate and collaborate efficiently with other stakeholders and teams
• Explore new techniques and tools that improve quality and efficiency
• Help manage asset production/delivery pipeline
• Break down and oversee the work of large external teams

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the environment artist position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for complete character models that can be integrated into the game engine.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Mentor junior/intermediate artists
• At least 1 AAA title shipped
• Extensive experience with texture painting in Substance and Photoshop
• An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, and silhouette
• Proficient in modeling and texturing using Maya, Photoshop and Substance Designer/Painter
• Expert understanding of Maya, Photoshop, Z-brush
• In depth understanding and proficiency in using Unreal
• Expert understanding of generating normal maps from high poly models

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the environment artist position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for subject-matter expertise and training on Controlled Environments industry and implications to our business for our sales organization and distribution channel.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Knowledge of high-poly to low-poly surface baking
• An excellent understanding of physical materials and how to replicate them in CG
• Knowledge of terrain creation is an advantage
• An understanding of the entire game art production process, from concept through to final
• Willingness to iterate, adapt and define new processes and pipelines
• Knowledgeable and keeps current with best practices in game art production and software applications
• At least one AAA Title shipped
• Experience working with cross discipline and external teams