External Development Artist

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for an experienced External Development Artist to work on Cyberpunk 2, the follow up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next game in the franchise. As a Specialist X-Dev Artist, you will contribute to an immersive player experience of the Cyberpunk universe by acting as a bridge between our internal teams and external partners. 

In this role, you will be responsible for guiding and reviewing the work of external partners, ensuring the quality and consistency of assets, ranging from simple props, to complex machinery, to the creation of procedural kits that align with the visual standards of our AAA titles.

In this position, your artistic eye, technical knowledge and strong communication will be used to collaborate with our internal teams to ensure outsourced assets integrate seamlessly into our game.

Daily responsibilities

• Provide artistic and technical feedback to external partners on props, materials, and environment assets.
• Create clear, detailed asset briefs that guide external partners on scope, quality expectations, technical requirements, and artistic intent.
• Review and approve models, textures, and materials to ensure they meet artistic direction, performance budgets, and engine requirements.
• Collaborate with internal teams (art direction, design, tech art, and production) to define asset specifications and pipelines.
• Create high quality benchmark assets and visual targets that define quality, style, and technical standards for external partners in Unreal Engine.
• Identify and resolve asset-related issues quickly and efficiently.
• Maintain consistency in visual quality and style across all outsourced assets.