Environment Artist, Course Team Job at Golf Scope, Inc. in Austin

The Opportunity
We are looking for a highly skilled Environment Artist to help build beautiful, believable, and performant golf courses for GOLF+.

This role is focused on creating visually striking environments while shaping the courses themselves. You will contribute to both real-world-inspired courses and entirely original creations—helping shape layouts, visual identity, and atmosphere from the ground up.

You will work directly with the Art Director and Course Lead to define the look, feel, and composition of each course, combining strong artistic execution with thoughtful design sensibility.

This is a unique opportunity to help define the visuals for next-generation golf environments across multiple platforms.

What You Will Work On
Environment Art & World Building

Sculpt terrain, define construction and layout, and establish the visual identity of each course

Author and place foliage (grass, trees, plants) to build dense, believable ecosystems

Collaborate with technical artists to help shape and refine best-in-class course creation tools and workflows

Course Creation & Design

Translate both real-world reference and original ideas into compelling playable spaces

Design and build original golf course environments from concept through final polish

Contribute to course layout, flow, and overall player experience

Performance and Technical Support

Profile and optimize scenes, assets, and systems across target platforms (with a focus on Quest performance)

Ensure content pipelines produce performant results regardless of who builds the course

Collaborate with engineers on scalability and rendering strategies

Asset Creation & Integration

Create and optimize high-end 3D assets using Maya, Substance, and SpeedTree

Assemble, light, and polish environments in Unity

Ensure assets meet performance and memory budgets across platforms

Requirements
Core Skills

4+ years of experience as an Environment Artist or similar role in games

Expertise in 3D modeling, texturing, and world building

Strong foundational art skills, eye for scene layout, and visual structure

Demonstrated experience building realistic outdoor environments and props

Strong eye for natural detail, scale, and material definition

Experience creating foliage and working with vegetation systems

Collaborative team member who embraces feedback and iterates effectively

Experience building assets optimized for both mobile and high-end PC

Tools & Workflow

Proficiency in Maya, Blender, or similar DCC tools

Substance Painter/Designer

Experience working in real-time engines (Unity experience is a strong plus)

Unity Terrain and procedural terrain generators (Gaea, World Machine, True Terrain)

SpeedTree

Nice to Have

Familiarity with golf course architecture or landscape design principles

Experience building large-scale terrains or open environments

Familiarity with Unity (URP or HDRP) workflows

Experience optimizing outdoor or foliage-heavy scenes

Passion for golf or interest in the sport

Interest in AI-driven workflows and tooling

Experience working with LiDAR or GIS data

Design Sensibility

Interest in or experience with course design, level design, or environmental layout

Ability to generate original ideas and translate them into compelling environments

Understanding of composition, player flow, and visual storytelling in large spaces

Compensation
In our commitment to attracting top talent, we recognize the importance of offering competitive compensation packages, which will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location.

GOLF+ also cares about you and your overall well‑being. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full‑time employees that includes healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan including an employer match, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well‑being benefits, unlimited paid time off, paid parental leave, several paid holidays, a golf stipend, and more.

GOLF+ is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. GOLF+ considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. GOLF+ is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation made due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

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En Español: La Oportunidad Buscamos un Artista Ambiental altamente calificado para ayudar a construir campos de golf hermosos, creíbles y performantes para GOLF+. Este papel se centra en crear entornos visualmente llamativos al tiempo que moldea los propios campos. Contribuirá tanto a cursos inspirados en el mundo real como a creaciones completamente originales que ayuden al diseño de formas, la identidad visual y la atmósfera desde cero. Trabajará directamente con el director de arte y el líder del curso para definir el aspecto, la sensación y la composición de cada curso, combinando una sólida ejecución artística con una sensibilidad de diseño reflexiva. Esta es una oportunidad única para ayudar a definir las imágenes para entornos de golf de próxima generación en múltiples plataformas. Lo que va a trabajar en el entorno de la escultura de arte ambiental y el mundo del edificio, definir la construcción y el diseño, y establecer la identidad visual del curso Autor y el liderazgo del curso (herba, árboles, plantas) para construir activos densos y creíbles Ecosistemas de trabajo. Colaborar con los artistas técnicos para dar forma a las mejores herramientas de creación y el proceso de trabajo para generar resultados de desarrollo de los medios de trabajo del mundo real y el desarrollo de conocimientos técnicos y la experiencia de trabajo de los jugadores en el campo de la construcción de los juegos de campo y la construcción, así como a través de la creación de un sistema de conocimiento completo y la capacidad de juego de trabajo en línea de trabajo y de trabajo (construcción de contenidos, desarrollo de recursos, desarrollo, desarrollo y desarrollo de procesos de proyectos de trabajo, etc.). Ofrecemos un paquete completo de beneficios para empleados de tiempo completo que incluye beneficios de salud, un plan 401 ((k) que incluya una coincidencia con el empleador, cobertura de discapacidad a corto y largo plazo, seguro de vida básico, beneficios de bienestar, tiempo libre pagado ilimitado, licencia parental pagada, varias vacaciones pagadas, una beca de golf, y más. GOLF+ se enorgullece de ser un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades. No discriminamos en la contratación o cualquier decisión de empleo en función de raza, color, religión, origen nacional, edad, sexo (incluyendo embarazo, parto o afecciones médicas relacionadas), estado civil, ascendencia, discapacidad física o mental, información genética, estatus de veterano, identidad de género o expresión, orientación sexual u otra característica legalmente protegida aplicable.