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Job DescriptionAs a Level Artist at Ubisoft Montreal, you will create immersive and memorable 3D environments. You’ll assemble and position visual elements that support environmental storytelling, strengthen the game atmosphere, and enhance the player experience.
Whether working on a level, side mission, or open world area, you’ll help bring game spaces to life with strong artistic direction and attention to detail. Using lighting, composition, and environmental details, you’ll craft visually impactful scenes while balancing technical constraints and gameplay needs.
What you’ll do
- Collaborate with level designers and the art direction team to understand the game vision
- Research and gather relevant artistic and visual references
- Place proxies and communicate modeling and texturing needs with art teams
- Balance artistic goals with technical constraints
- Integrate and assemble assets in Unreal Engine to build polished and immersive environments
- Adjust lighting, composition, and visual details to strengthen mood and scene readability
- Ensure integrated content aligns with the artistic direction and gameplay requirements
- Test, iterate, and improve environments to support a smooth player experience
What you bring to the team
- Proficiency with 3D software such as Maya or 3ds Max
- Understanding of real-time optimization techniques
- Knowledge of artistic fundamentals including lighting, composition, and color theory
- Experience with modeling, texturing, lighting, or image processing
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong communication skills
- Curiosity, adaptability, and initiative
- Attention to detail and an interest in creating immersive environments
What to send our way
- Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences
- A portfolio showcasing your best work or a link to your online portfolio
Skills Required
- Proficiency with 3D software such as Maya or 3ds Max
- Understanding of real-time optimization techniques
- Knowledge of artistic fundamentals, including lighting, composition, and color theory
- Experience with modeling, texturing, lighting, or image processing
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong communication skills
- Curiosity, adaptability, and initiative
- Attention to detail and interest in creating immersive environments
- CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences
- Portfolio showcasing best work or link to an online portfolio
Ubisoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage in the U.S. includes medical, dental, and vision options with HSA funding to cover the deductible, plus access to One Medical and a mental‑health program. Several studios also provide telemedicine and, in some regions, on‑site clinic services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid vacation, holidays, wellness time, volunteer PTO, and a sabbatical available after five years in the U.S. Canadian studios highlight six weeks of vacation and additional local days tied to occasions or seasonal reduced hours.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced parental leave with salary top‑ups is emphasized in multiple regions, including Canada. In the U.S., a travel‑expense program supports access to reproductive healthcare when services are out of state.
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What We Do
Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves.
