Senior Environment Artist (Horror Games)

Location: Remote within the United States

Salary: $80,000–$102,000, $95,000–$120,000, or $109,000–$138,000 USD annually, depending on work location, experience, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global is a startup multimedia studio best known for the indie horror game Poppy Playtime.

What you will do

• Design and build realistic, atmospheric environments for horror games, including decayed rooms, derelict facilities, and unsettling domestic spaces.
• Own environment scenes from blockout through final polish using modeling, texturing, lighting, and scene assembly skills.
• Apply composition, form, light, color, and shape to guide players and intensify psychological tension.
• Create modular, trimmed, reusable, and performant assets and environments for Unreal Engine 5.
• Translate references and narrative direction into grounded visuals that support gameplay and mood-driven storytelling.
• Collaborate with level design, lighting, materials, and tech art, while providing feedback and maintaining visual quality across pods.

Requirements

• Strong portfolio demonstrating environment set dressing, modeling, and texturing for realistic horror-inspired spaces, preferably interiors.
• Strong fundamentals in composition, lighting, form, color, shape, and value control.
• Expertise in modular modeling and trimming workflows for efficient, reusable environment kits.
• High proficiency with Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, and Photoshop.
• Significant experience with Unreal Engine 5, including level building, material setup, and scene assembly.
• Understanding of horror visual language, mood construction, spatial storytelling, and collaborative iteration.

Nice to have

• Additional experience with Substance Designer, lighting, or world-building tools in Unreal Engine.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work for eligible U.S.-based full-time employees.
• Profit sharing.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching and FSA/HSA.
• Paid time off, sick time, holidays, and parental leave.