Material Artist

Role overview

Material Artist at Lakshya

The ideal candidate should be able to create high-quality, production-ready materials for real-time engines and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Lakshya is seeking a highly skilled Substance Designer Material Artist with 2–4 years of professional experience in procedural material creation and PBR workflows.

Senior-level applicants should also be capable of driving workflow improvements, mentoring fellow artists, and supporting material pipeline standards.

Requirements Qualifications - At least one shipped title (console, PC, or equivalent). - Strong proficiency in Adobe Substance Designer ; working knowledge of Substance Painter. - Solid understanding of PBR shading , materials, and real-time rendering. - Ability to analyze references and recreate complex surfaces procedurally. - Strong artistic sense of color, roughness variations, micro-details, and material definition. - Familiarity with Unreal Engine or Unity material systems. - Good understanding of optimization for real-time engines. - Strong communication and team collaboration skills. - A portfolio demonstrating procedural material creation is mandatory. - Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver clear, actionable feedback. - High attention to detail, quality control, and adherence to style guides and technical standards.

Key Responsibilities - Create high-quality, optimized procedural PBR materials using Substance Designer. - Build clean, reusable node-based graphs suitable for production pipelines. - Review and evaluate materials from external vendors for quality, consistency, and performance. - Provide clear, actionable feedback to internal teams and vendors to maintain visual and technical standards. - Integrate approved materials into Unreal/Unity, ensuring correct setup, shader functionality, and optimization. - Collaborate with environment, asset, and technical art teams to ensure smooth pipeline workflows. - Troubleshoot material or shader issues and maintain consistent visual fidelity across assets. - Translate real-world references into accurate, tileable, and project-appropriate materials. - Maintain the material library, documentation, and best practices guidelines. - Participate in workflow improvements, tool R&D, and overall process refinement. - Support teammates through knowledge sharing and constructive feedback.

Benefits - We offer competitive salaries and annual performance-based bonuses. - We offer generous paid time off.

You get 26 Annual leaves and additional paid time off at the year-end (from 25th December to 1st January). - We cover Term Insurance and Personal accidental insurance for you. - Benefit from our free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental and emotional wellbeing. - You can also avail our Special Education Assistance Scheme to further develop your career. - … And a lot more!

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Preferred qualifications and skills

• Preferred Qualifications - Experience with photogrammetry (Reality Capture, Metashape) is a plus. - Knowledge of Photoshop, ZBrush , or other texture tools. - Experience working on AAA-quality projects is preferred. - Understanding of shader development or custom material functions.

Employment details

• Location: Gurugram [Haryana] [India]

About the employer

• Material Artist Lakshya Digital
• Posted 2026-09-14 Workplace: on site Department: Lakshya India Description Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, in India is headquartered in Gurgaon and has a team of over 700 employees spread across studio facilities in Gurgaon, Pune and Seattle, and sales offices in San Diego and Tokyo.
• During this time, Lakshya has created art for over a hundred game titles, including hugely successful global hits such as Bloodborne, Dark Souls II, Just Cause 3, WWE 2K16, Uncharted 2, Farmville and Cityville.
• Lakshya blends artistic creativity with strong process orientation in order to deliver best in class services.
• For more info, please refer to https://lakshyadigital.com/

Additional role details

• Gurugram, India
• Full-time
• Setup in 2004, Lakshya has, over the last 20 years, created a reputation in the game development industry for being a highly talented and dependable game art studio.
• Lakshya’s senior team, which comprises of top-notch International and Indian talent, has a huge amount of experience of creating art for different game platforms and genres.
• Lakshya works closely with NASSCOM to help in the growth of the game development eco-system in India.