Difference b/w a level designer and an environment artist

Hi!
I was going through the ‘hiring’ section in the forums, and saw different posts for level designers and environment artists. So I wanted to know the difference b/w a level designer and an environment artist/designer.

Thanks!

My quick though about this:

  • The level designer will create the level to match the gameplay of the game.
  • The environment artist will create the ambiance of the level, but will not influence the gameplay

ok. So, if I want to make a landscape, a house interior etc, will i talk to a environment artist or level designer?

This is not precise enough. Let take your landscape example. Let’s say you are doing a ski game.

You need someone to create the landscape so the ski ride will be interesting. Your player will have lot of different spot to spend time on etc → Level designer.

Or do you need someone to create the forests, flowers, animals, and so on so your landscape will look beautiful → Environment artist

Level designer: leaning towards gameplay elements, composition, blocking, creating point of interest, etc.
Level artist: creating art assets for the level.

There is a good video tutorial by Epic that beautifully shows the difference between both: