The Role
Who is SkyBox Labs?
Recognized as one of BC's Top Employers (2025), SkyBox Labs is a game development studio that works on some of the world’s most iconic games. The studio is currently co-developing Halo Infinite, working on projects in the Minecraft universe, supporting the dev team at Bungie on Destiny, supporting development of Fallout 76, and working on original IP. Since our inception in 2011, SkyBox Labs has evolved from a group of 8 people to a team of over 250+ Engineers, Artists, Animators, Designers, Producers, and more! Join us in our Burnaby studio, or have the opportunity to work remotely within Canada for certain designated projects.
Interested? Let’s talk about what we’re hiring for:
SkyBox Labs is searching for an Environment Artist to help bring the worlds of Destiny 2 to life. In this role, you’ll collaborate with talented teams to create immersive and memorable game spaces. You’ll take ownership of your environments from early concept to final polish, using pre-made assets, engine-driven tools, and your creative vision to shape vibrant and immersive worlds.
If you’re driven by a love of world-building and want to leave your mark on the universe of Destiny 2, we’d love to hear from you!
A snapshot of your role:
- Collaborate with designers, artists, and cross-discipline teams to create immersive spaces that support gameplay and narrative goals
- Build world layouts that blend organic and hard surface elements to craft visually striking environments
- Take full ownership of your space, from initial concept to a fully realized, living world
- Work hands-on in-engine to refine layouts, composition, and environmental storytelling
- Optimize and problem-solve within a proprietary pipeline to meet performance targets without compromising visual quality
- Work closely with level designers to ensure world layouts elevate the player experience
Sound Like You? Here’s What We’re Looking For:
- Experience building worlds in a game engine
- Strong level art and design sensibilities, with a proven ability to collaborate with designers to create gameplay-ready spaces
- Proficiency in 3ds Max or Maya
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to thrive in a cross-disciplinary team environment
- Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable managing your time in a fast-paced production setting
- A creative problem-solver with a willingness to learn new tools and workflows
- A portfolio that demonstrates environmental storytelling, creativity, and technical craft
- Understanding of lighting, FX, or other related disciplines
- Experience with asset modeling
- Familiarity with Perforce, Jira, and ShotGrid
Nice-to-haves:
And here is why we think you'll love working at SkyBox Labs:
- Annual bonus and up to 3% RRSP matching available
- Comprehensive health benefits, along with a supportive Parental Leave policy
- Flexible hybrid and remote working arrangements: leverage our beautiful studio spaces as needed, and use our $400 work-from-home allowance to make your home office comfortable
- Take care of your mental health with our Employee Assistance Program, 3 weeks of vacation leave, and our free gym at our Burnaby Studio
- We relentlessly support your growth and development! Level up your C++ skills at SkyBox University, explore other disciplines through our Guild Program, and expand your game dev knowledge with Lunch & Learns. You’ll join a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and personal growth.
- Social events! Have fun with the team at trivia nights, karaoke nights, movie nights, and various group activities. Join our soccer team, game jams, or a board game sesh after work. You name it, we’ve got it!
- Get involved with our diverse community through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives and promote a supportive environment
- You’ll contribute to industry-leading titles, from legendary AAA franchises to Original IP
The base salary range is $87,000 to $120,000 CAD. The stated pay scale reflects the range that SkyBox Labs reasonably expects to pay for this position. Your base salary will be determined by various factors including, but not limited to, qualifications, skills, and experience.
Our commitment to you:
SkyBox Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to developing and maintaining a diverse workforce. You’ll join a collaborative, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around Canada. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things (and games!).
Only candidates who reside in Canada or are willing to relocate will be considered for this role. Additionally, although we appreciate all interest, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Learn more about us at https://skyboxlabs.com/
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The Company
What We Do
SkyBox Labs is a full-service game development studio based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Founded in 2011, we’ve developed titles alongside some of the world’s top publishers including Xbox Game Studios, Bungie, and Electronic Arts. The studio is currently co-developing Halo Infinite, working on projects in the Minecraft universe, supporting the dev team at Bungie on Destiny 2: Lightfall, and supporting development of Fallout 76.
