Material Artist (Unreal Engine & Substance Designer) Non-Profit Development

Pixel Games Studio is the game development branch of Boundless Gamers, a non-profit charity focused on mental health awareness through gaming. They are seeking a Material Artist to create procedural materials and work closely with the art teams to define the visual identity of their environments.

Responsibilities:

• Creating high-quality, procedural PBR materials
• Tileable textures
• Master shader graphs
• Author material sets in Substance Designer
• Translate them seamlessly into Unreal Engine

Requirements:

• Proven experience with PBR materials and tileable textures in Substance Designer
• Strong understanding of Unreal Engine's Material Editor, including setting up Master Materials, Material Instances, and Material Functions
• A portfolio showcasing material breakdowns, heightmap detail, and realistic or stylized surface texturing
• Solid understanding of PBR workflows, texture packing, resolution management, and runtime shader optimization
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote team environment
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in 3D art, texturing, or material creation
• Experience with Substance Painter
• Experience with Blender
• Experience with custom shader logic (e.g., vertex painting, RVT setups)