Level Designer / Environment Artist

JESSICA WILLIAMS

GRADUATE ENVIRONMENT ARTIST

+64-022******* AUCKLAND

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PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT

Graduate Environment Artist with industry experience on Path of Exile 2 as a Level Design Intern and multiple shipped titles including CareTaker – a finalist at the 2025 PAVS NZ Game Awards. Experienced in Maya, Z Brush, Substance Painter and game engines Unity and Unreal. Dedicated to crafting immersive, visually engaging environments and providing great player experience. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• 3D Software - Maya Z Brush 3DS Max

• Game Engines - Unreal Unity

• Adobe – Photoshop Substance Painter Substance Designer Premiere Pro

• Project Manager – Github Visual Studio Trello Miro Notion Teams Zoom WORK EXPERIENCE

Nov 2024 – Mar 2025 Level Design Intern, Grinding Gear Games Henderson, Auckland

Creating unique endgame maps through procedural generation graphs and set dressing maps on Path of Exile 2. Assisting with metadata markup for walkability, projectile collisions and water placement. Benchmark testing level generation success rates and troubleshooting graph errors. 2024 - 2025 Lead Environment Artist, Fuzzy Logic, Caretaker Auckland Central

Designing and modeling five unique fantasy environments from concepts using PBR workflow pipeline to create stylized props and building kits. Collaborating on level design and set dressing the game world to enhance the horror aesthetic.

EDUCATION

2022-2024 Bachelor of Creative Technologies in Game Art Media Design School ACHIEVEMENTS

2025 Caretaker – Finalist, PAVS, NZ Game Awards (Student’s Slice Award) REFEREES

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