Senior Layout Artist (Cinematics)

Location: Hybrid, with some on-site work at the potential home studio in Irvine, California, and possible remote work arrangements.

Salary: $39.54–$73.16 hourly in the U.S.

Company

hirify.global develops and publishes video games and cinematic entertainment experiences, including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft.

What you will do

• Use Maya to translate previz into shot assemblies and deliver scenes ready for animation.
• Create and adjust set dressing, static character poses, crowd cycles, environments, and production-ready compositions.
• Support animation and other departments by managing shot configurations and preview rendering for quality review.
• Organize assets, fill pipeline gaps, and solve technical and artistic problems.
• Collaborate with programmers, artists, supervisors, directors, and production staff across multiple projects and pipelines.
• Develop, fix, and improve tools, processes, communication, and workflows.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of production or feature film experience in a layout or 3D generalist role.
• Experience building and dressing sets and environments and composing shots for production.
• Deep technical and artistic knowledge of 3D pipelines.
• Solid understanding of storytelling, film, and composition principles.
• Skills in modeling, rigging, animation, and cameras.
• Some knowledge of surfacing, lighting, rendering, and compositing.
• Familiarity with scripting, especially within a 3D environment.
• Ability to communicate, solve problems, learn, and work independently and creatively with diverse personalities under resource- and time-limited conditions.
• Required application materials: resume, cover letter, and online demo reel.

Nice to have

• Extensive experience with Maya or Houdini.
• Knowledge and experience with Unreal or other game engines.
• Experience with RenderMan and/or Redshift.
• Proficiency in Python scripting.
• Familiarity with USD.
• Expert written and oral organization and communication skills.
• Interest in learning and improving efficiency.
• Passion for Blizzard games, stories, characters, and worlds.

Culture & Benefits

• Approximately four-month temporary position with an anticipated mid-January 2027 start.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment with support for reasonable workplace accommodations.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, health spending accounts, insurance, and disability coverage, subject to eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching, and paid holidays, vacation, sick time, and leave programs.
• Mental health, wellbeing, fitness, game discounts, legal services, identity protection, and other voluntary benefits may be available.
• Relocation assistance may be available if the company requires a geographic move, subject to eligibility.