Senior 3D Artist (Game Art)

TL;DR

Senior 3D Artist (Game Art): Leading and coordinating 3D art teams for immersive XR experiences and games, ensuring high visual quality and performance with an accent on technical constraints, art pipeline, and team mentorship. Focus on creating characters, props, and environments for real-time rendering, researching new techniques, and guiding less experienced artists.

Location: Remote, must be based in São Paulo, Brazil or within Brazil

Company

hirify.global is a startup specializing in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality content, creating world-class interactive experiences and games.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate a 3D art team during game development projects.
• Collaborate closely with Art and Creative Directors to align their vision with technical constraints and project scope.
• Document and organize data about the project art pipeline and workflow.
• Create artistic material and assets, including characters, props, and environments.
• Ensure art assets meet strict real-time rendering performance and requirements.
• Research and develop new techniques, sharing knowledge and staying updated with industry trends.
• Provide support for the art team, coordinating and reviewing their work, and mentoring less experienced artists.

Requirements

• Previous experience (5+ years) with team coordination and leading 3D art teams.
• Ability to create original 3D content using modeling, mapping, texturing, shader, and lighting techniques, optimized for real-time environments.
• Great grasp of anatomy, perspective, volume, color, lighting, atmosphere, and overall composition.
• Experience with CGI production software like Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Photoshop.
• Great experience with Unity Engine, real-time VFX, and shader development.
• Knowledge of modern UV mapping techniques and ability to work across different artistic styles.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with independence and task prioritization.
• Willingness to observe, absorb, and modify work based on artistic criticism.

Nice to have

• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Skilled with rigging tools and good timing for animation.
• Experience with the process of developing games.
• Advanced English.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on innovative immersive and narrative-driven XR experiences.
• High level of creative freedom and opportunity to guide project direction.
• Emphasis on teamwork, agility, and multidisciplinarity.
• Openness to learn, share knowledge, and embrace problem-solving.
• Environment that encourages experimentation and creating something new.