Senior Texture Artist - Dead by Daylight

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Senior Texture Artist – Dead by Daylight Department and team Production / Art & Animation Status Permanent Full-Time Location Montreal, QC About Behaviour Interactive Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK - North and Behaviour UK - South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam). The role Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment! At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law. Are you ready to revolutionize the gaming industry with your expertise in texture art? We're currently seeking a Senior Texture Artist to join our team. As a Senior Texture Artist, you will play a key role in bringing the iconic and terrifying world of Dead by Daylight to life. You will create high-quality textures and materials for environments while maintaining the project's artistic vision and technical standards. You will take ownership of complex textures and help elevate the visual quality and consistency of the game. This role is ideal for an experienced artist with a strong artistic eye, exceptional attention to detail, and a passion for creating memorable horror experiences. In this role you will : * Partner closely with Environment Artists to understand the needs of each environment and provide guidance on the most effective textures, materials, and techniques to bring them to life. * Translate the artistic vision into high-quality environment textures, balancing realism, visual storytelling, and technical requirements across architectural spaces and assets. * Calibrate, refine, and polish textures and materials, ensuring they integrate seamlessly into the world and meet the project's visual and technical standards. * Contribute to improving texture workflows and best practices, sharing knowledge, techniques, and solutions that help artists create high-quality environments more efficiently. * Shape and organize the environment texture pipeline in collaboration with the Technical Art Director, Art Lead, and Lighting Artist, ensuring efficient workflows and consistent visual quality. What we're looking for : * 6+ years of experience as a Texture Artist, with experience delivering high-quality environment assets for shipped video game titles. * Experience with Unreal, Substance Designer and understanding of PBR and the impact on the lighting process. * Strong understanding of architectural materials, surface definition, composition, color, value, and scale, with an exceptional eye for detail and visual consistency. * Good understanding of game art production pipelines, optimization, memory budget, mipmaps, texture packing, tillable texture creation, texel density, resolution, and asset integration into Unreal Engine. * Able to create trimsheet material using some basic 3d skills for baking. * A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality, realistic environment, architectural, and material work. A plus: * Able to create and modify materials in unreal (Shader graph, Material Function, Layering, etc.) * Knowledge of Photoshop and Substance painter. Apply now Share this job About Behaviour Interactive Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK - North and Behaviour UK - South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam). Life at Behaviour Learn more See all open positions Apply now Share this job