Principal Artist - Textures Job Québec area,Québec City Province de Québec Canada,Creative Arts/Media

Location: Québec City

Job Description

As a Principal Artist – Textures at Ubisoft Quebec City
, you play a key role in defining and delivering the materials and textures vision for an AAA project built on the Anvil engine. You act as the reference for the Materials craft, ensuring surface quality
, visual consistency
, and performance across the game. You work closely with Art Direction, Technical Art, Rendering, Production, and creative teams to support the project’s artistic ambition while maintaining a robust and scalable pipeline
.

What you’ll do

Define and champion the project’s materials and textures vision
, including P standards and visual references

Ensure surface consistency and visual fidelity across all Anvil lighting scenarios

Create high quality P materials and textures using Substance 3D Designer and Painter
, scans, and photogrammetry

Build and maintain optimized material systems
, including variants, wear, blending, and decals

Partner with Technical Art and Rendering to optimize shaders, memory budgets, streaming, and GPU cost

Perform visual analysis and debugging using Anvil internal tools

Structure and evolve the materials and textures pipeline
, including documentation, standards, and automation

Mentor and support the team
, providing clear feedback and sharing best practices

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

Strong expertise in game art with a focus on materials and textures for large scale projects

Deep understanding of physically based rendering
, surface storytelling, and high fidelity materials

Advanced skills with Substance 3D Designer and Painter
, Photoshop
, ZBrush
, and scan based workflows

Experience working with proprietary engines
, ideally Anvil or equivalent internal technologies

Solid knowledge of real time shading
, GPU and memory optimization
, and complex material setups

Proven ability to collaborate, communicate, and provide technical leadership

Comfort documenting clear, scalable workflows

Interest in pipeline improvement and tool development

What to send our way

Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experience

A portfolio or project examples showcasing textures, materials, P workflows, and real time rendering


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