Senior Level Artist (Sci-Fi Game Environments)

Location: UK remote or West Midlands-based. Full-time contractor. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Company

hirify.global is an independent game developer studio working on internal projects and high-profile co-development partnerships, including AAA titles and IP.

What you will do

• Own level art and environment creation from initial layout and visual development through final polish.
• Build atmospheric spaces through asset placement, set dressing, scene composition, and environmental storytelling.
• Collaborate with Level Design, Art, Technical Art, Lighting, and Production teams to support navigation, gameplay readability, and player experience.
• Review environments in-game, respond to feedback, and resolve visual and technical challenges.
• Work within performance budgets and asset specifications while supporting environment optimization.
• Provide constructive feedback and practical guidance to other artists.

Requirements

• 15 years of relevant experience in level art, environment art, or closely related game art roles.
• Experience as a Senior Level Artist, Senior Environment Artist, or equivalent in the games industry.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality game environments, level composition, set dressing, and attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of composition, form, scale, color, materials, and environmental storytelling.
• Experience assembling and refining real-time environments in a game engine.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently own substantial areas of work.

Nice to have

• Experience with first-person, sci-fi, action, or horror games.
• Experience on AAA titles or high-profile co-development projects.
• Experience with modular environment workflows, reusable asset libraries, and environment optimization.
• Experience mentoring artists or improving art workflows and quality standards.
• Previously shipped level art or environment art titles.

Culture & Benefits

• Friendly and supportive environment for building games.
• Opportunity to work with talented studio and publisher partners on AAA titles and IP.
• Work across a wide range of internal and external projects in an independent, sustainably growing studio.
• Learning opportunities across different game development projects.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio and cover letter.
• Portfolio samples created at another studio must be cleared for release by the copyright owners.