Environment Artist

Keywords Studios

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Malaysia remote Until 8/21/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted January 7, 2026 Last posted January 7, 2026
Job description

Keywords Studios Asia is currently looking to expand its team. We're currently looking for AAA, experienced Environment Artists. These opportunities can be located in either Malaysia, or Indonesia (Remote). This is a permanent, full time position.

Keywords Studios is a global leader providing art services to AAA Publishers. Our work can be seen across many of the top selling titles on console and PC. We've secured an exciting AAA IP project and anticipating further project announcements early in 2026. You'll get to work alongside seasoned developers bringing expertise from world class AAA studios.

At Keywords Studios we are looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic and self-motivated Environment Artist to join our team working on an exciting, new and unannounced project.

What you will do:

  • Create high-quality environment art 
  • Build, iterate, and optimises environments that support gameplay, narrative, and artistic direction.
  • Collaborate closely with art direction, level design, and tech art to build performant and visually impressive worlds
  • Good understanding of modular and kit based approaches to environment art
  • Troubleshoots issues related to performance, consistency, or technical constraints across platforms.
  • Contributes to visual benchmarks and helps establish best practices for environment art workflows.
  • Has a good understanding of textures and materials and how to optimally create and apply them across an environment

Requirements

What you will need to be considered:

  • Proven experience as an Environment Artist (5+ years) on a shipped AAA or high-quality game project.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating environment art fundamentals and processes
  • Proficiency with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity or proprietary engines).
  • Lighting experience, has general understanding of lighting workflows (baking, performance impacts) 
  • Experience with PBR workflows and optimization for real-time environments.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and iterate quickly based on feedback.
  • Experience profiling/debugging, or scripting for workflow automation.
  • You must be have the appropriate working rights to live and work in Malaysia, Indonesia. Sponsorship is not being offered.

Benefits

Only those with relevant working rights for Malaysia, and Indonesia will be considered. Sponsorship and relocation is not being offered as part of this package.

Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment: Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any adjustments during the process please let us know in your application. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. We especially welcome applications from candidates of underrepresented groups in the industry.

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Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: APAC, Malaysia, Indonesia

Area of Work: Art

Service: Create

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time, Remote

About this role

Summary

Create, optimize, and troubleshoot environment art for AAA games in a collaborative team environment

Job title

Environment Artist

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

art services

Location requirements

Malaysia or Indonesia, remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

environment artgame engineslighting workflowsPBR workflowsoptimization

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

environment artgame engineslightingtexturesoptimization
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Malaysia

Remote Country

Indonesia

Remote Country