Senior Weapons & Prop Artist (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Weapons & Prop Artist (Game Development): Finishing client-approved weapon/prop proxies into final, game-ready assets at AAA shipping quality with an accent on hard-surface craft, materials, and in-engine integration. Focus on building calibrated PBR materials, prepping animation-ready assets, and ensuring performance within budget.

Location: Fully Remote (multi-time-zone setup)

Company

hirify.global partners with major AAA teams to ship real-time content.

What you will do

• Finish high/low poly models, retopo, UVs, baking, texturing/material lookdev, decals, LODs, and Unreal integration.
• Ensure hard-surface excellence with clean topology, smart bevels, and crisp detail.
• Build calibrated PBR materials with believable wear, dirt, and roughness variation.
• Author geometry and materials for first-person readiness, managing microdetail and surface breakup.
• Prepare assets for animation, including sockets, pivots, and moving parts.
• Integrate assets into gameplay, setting collisions, sockets, and simple Blueprint hookups.
• Optimize performance by managing tri/material/texture counts and defining LODs.
• Conduct reviews, iterate quickly, provide feedback, and secure first-pass approvals.
• Follow pipeline guidelines and contribute templates to speed up the team.

Requirements

• 5+ years in real-time weapons/props art with at least one shipped AA/AAA title or equivalent.
• Strong proficiency in Maya (or Blender/Max), ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter/Designer, and Photoshop.
• Proven hard-surface skills and tasteful wear/damage execution.
• Comfortable integrating and troubleshooting in Unreal Engine (materials, LODs, collisions, sockets).
• Clear communication skills and reliability in a remote, multi-time-zone setup.

Nice to have

• First-person weapon specialization.
• Experience with Marmoset Toolbag, CAD/boolean workflows, trim/atlas authoring, decal sheet creation.
• Familiarity with Photogrammetry cleanup, Houdini utilities, or basic scripting (Python/MEL/Blueprint).
• Experience with ShotGrid/Jira and outsource/vendor collaboration.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, fully remote position.
• Collaborate closely with Lead 3D Artist and Principals.
• Focus on delivering high first-pass approvals and predictable delivery.
• Opportunity to influence workflows and contribute templates.
• Includes bank holidays and full annual leave entitlement.

Hiring process

• Portfolio review focusing on final, game-ready weapons/props with succinct breakdowns (HP/LP, wireframes, map sets, tri counts, texel density notes, LODs, in-engine captures).