Environment Artist - RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Location: Cambridge, UK – (This position can accommodate flexible working options. However, candidates must be based (or be willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our Cambridge office to be able to attend onsite as required) 

This is a 22-month fixed term contract

Are you an environment artist experienced in creating stylised, high-quality environments and scalable world-building pipelines? 

As an Environment Artist on RuneScape: Dragonwilds, our open-world survival crafting game built in Unreal Engine 5, you’ll create and deliver environment art that supports a rich, explorable world. Working across level art, props, and world building, you’ll contribute to a stylised visual direction grounded in exaggerated realism.

This is a hands-on role suited to a generalist environment artist, where you’ll work independently across multiple areas of production, from asset creation through to in-engine implementation, while supporting a scalable and consistent world.

What you’ll be doing:

• Create and implement high-quality environment assets across level art, props, and world building in Unreal Engine 5.
• Build modular kits and reusable assets to support scalable open-world development.
• Produce assets including modelling, texturing, and material creation aligned to the project’s stylised visual direction.
• Work independently across environment production, from concept support through to final in-engine implementation.
• Collaborate with art leadership and external partners to ensure outsourced content meets quality and style requirements.
• Follow established pipelines, optimising assets for performance within a large, interconnected world.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience creating environment art for games using Unreal Engine and industry-standard 3D tools (e.g. Maya, ZBrush, Substance).
• Generalist skillset across level art, prop creation, modelling, and texturing.
• Experience working on open-world or large-scale environments.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating stylised environments or exaggerated realism.
• Experience integrating and reviewing outsourced assets within a production pipeline.
• Understanding of modular workflows and asset optimisation for real-time environments.
• Experience with lighting or supporting concept art is advantageous.

What we offer: 

When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including: 

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan. 
• Discretionary annual performance bonus. 
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions. 
• Life Insurance. 
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1. 
• Flexible working hours. 
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more! 

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship for this position, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

About Jagex

We are Jagex: The RuneScape Company. Home to one of gaming’s most enduring success stories. We create deep, community-powered games with worlds that evolve, inspire, and endure. Our flagship MMORPG franchise, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts, inspiring generations of players across PC and mobile for 25 years.

As we begin our 26th year, we are accelerating our strategy to expand RuneScape into a broader ecosystem of forever games and connected experiences, grounded in a renewed commitment to integrity and fair play. This includes the reduction of monetisation mechanics, as well as the launch of RuneScape: DragonWilds into Steam Early Access in 2025, representing a major step in building a multi-genre future for the RuneScape universe. We remain focused on building enduring worlds, empowering player-led innovation, and laying the foundations for the boldest era in RuneScape’s history. For more information, visit https://www.jagex.com/ .

Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, we are home to passionate creators, storytellers, engineers, and even a few dreamers, all united by a single mission to shape the future of online worlds and empower players to make them their own. We’re looking for people to join us who share our ambitions and values. We foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating experiences that inspire our communities.
Our values guide everything we do: We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; We Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; We are our Customers’ Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and We Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.

Join us. The next era of RuneScape and the next chapter of Jagex: The RuneScape Company starts now.

Inclusion & Accessibility Statement

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you’re invited to interview.