Associate Technical Artist (Contract)

Location: Hybrid role based at the Beatrice Street Studio in Los Angeles, California; permanent remote work is not available.

Base pay: $24.43–$45.19 hourly in the United States.

Company

hirify.global develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment, including major video game franchises.

What you will do

• Work with artists, engineers, supervisors, and producers to identify and deliver modeling and animation asset needs for games.
• Prepare for and attend photography, scanning, and motion-capture shoots.
• Clean, enhance, and quality-check raw scan and capture data.
• Manage day-to-day pipeline issues, identify problems, and develop creative solutions.
• Assist with designing, developing, and supporting asset-creation pipelines and tools integrated with studio pipelines.
• Contribute to long-term R&D efforts and short-term production support for existing and future games.

Requirements

• College degree in Animation or CG, or equivalent experience in the video game industry, with a strong modeling and animation portfolio.
• Knowledge of photography, photogrammetry, model cleanup, and texturing.
• Experience with FACS, facial performance animation, motion capture, and character rigging.
• Positive attitude and ability to work on a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to take direction and address feedback.
• Passion for developing high-quality games, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to innovate.
• Self-motivated and able to quickly learn new development areas.
• Knowledge of Perforce, Jira, Shotgun, or similar tools for delivery and production tracking.

Nice to have

• Python, HSL, or other scripting experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration with artists, scientists, and engineers on real-time visual workflows and game-content creation.
• Medical, dental, vision, healthcare spending, life, disability, and related insurance programs, subject to eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, and mental-health and fitness programs.
• Free and discounted games and additional voluntary benefit programs.
• Relocation assistance may be available when the company requires a geographic move for the job.