Livery Artist - Vehicles Team

👋 About Us

We are looking for a talented Livery Painter to join our Vehicles Team. In this role, you will be responsible for creating high-quality, accurate, and visually striking aircraft liveries for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Working closely with our in-house artists, you’ll bring real-world and custom airline branding to life with precision and attention to detail.
📝 Work Description

As a Livery Painter, you will be responsible for creating accurate, detailed, and visually appealing aircraft liveries for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This includes both real-world airline designs and custom community or in-house concepts. You’ll work directly with our artists and developers to ensure liveries meet technical requirements, look authentic across various lighting conditions, and are optimized for performance within the simulator.
🥸 Responsibilities

- Design and produce authentic, high-fidelity aircraft liveries based on real-world references and branding materials.

- Create liveries in line with internal concepts and community requests.

- Ensure liveries are optimized for performance and compatible with MSFS standards.

- Work with 3D models and UV layouts to accurately apply liveries without distortion as decals or on base textures.

- Collaborate with the art team to maintain consistency in quality, style, and workflow.

- Troubleshoot and resolve texture-related issues within the simulator pipeline.

✅ Requirements

- Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and 3ds Max OR Blender for 3D decal-based livery creation .

- Strong eye for detail, accuracy, and visual design.

- Familiarity with applying and testing textures and decal models on MSFS 3D models.

- Ability to work from varied reference sources, including airline branding and photography.

- Organized, self-motivated, and able to meet deadlines.

- Comfortable collaborating in English.

💪 Preferred Qualifications & Traits

- Previous experience creating aircraft liveries for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Prepar3D, or X-Plane.

- Personal interest in aviation, design, or simulation.

- Knowledge of the MSFS texture system, material setups, and export workflows.

🛠️ Software Proficiency

- Adobe Photoshop (essential).

- Familiarity with Autodesk 3ds Max or Blender for livery application (essential).

- Substance Painter or similar (advantageous).

❤️ What We Offer

- Competitive rates.

- Opportunity to showcase your work and build your personal portfolio on high-profile, highly detailed aircraft projects.

- A supportive, creative, and collaborative team environment.

- Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities.

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