Environment Art Lead (Unreal Engine)

Location: Remote; requires a few hours of daily overlap with US Pacific time zones.

Annual salary: $152,000–$198,000

Company

hirify.global is a global games company headquartered in Los Angeles, creating player-focused games and interactive worlds.

What you will do

• Create final-quality environment assets and scenes in Unreal Engine 5, including modular architecture, props, terrain, foliage, materials, and lighting.
• Collaborate with the Game Art Director, concept artists, and game leads to align environments with the overall visual direction.
• Provide style guidance, mentorship, feedback, and quality reviews for environment artists.
• Own the environment art pipeline from concept through engine implementation and represent the discipline in production planning.
• Manage the environment art team and coordinate with outsourcing or freelance partners.
• Evaluate industry trends, including generative AI, and recommend techniques that improve environment art quality and efficiency.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience creating environment art for games, including significant end-to-end work on at least one shipped title.
• Portfolio demonstrating stylized environments with strong composition, material definition, lighting, in-engine work, and breakdowns.
• Deep Unreal Engine experience, including level building, Material Editor, Lumen, Nanite, lighting, and performance considerations.
• Strong proficiency with tools such as Photoshop, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Maya, Blender, or 3DS Max; modular kit-building and trim-sheet workflows are required.
• Strong communication, mentorship, and collaboration skills, with experience working remotely and asynchronously across time zones.
• Experience in small teams, including making scope decisions and working across multiple responsibilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Player-first, collaborative development culture focused on diverse perspectives and innovation.
• Remote-friendly work environment.
• Equity and competitive compensation package.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; hirify.global pays 100% of monthly plan costs.
• 10 observed holidays, 10 Winter Break days, and a Take What You Need PTO policy.