Prop Artist Intern (Game Art)

TL;DR

Prop Artist Intern (Game Art): Producing photorealistic assets and environments for game projects with an accent on collaboration with art teams and feedback implementation. Focus on planning timelines, fixing bugs, and contributing innovative ideas to concept development sessions.

Location: Remote (must be physically located in Ontario, Canada and legally eligible to work there). Hybrid and onsite options available in Toronto.

Salary: $18/hour

Company

hirify.global is an independent Toronto, Canada-based game development studio founded in 2010, known for redefining melee combat in gaming.

What you will do

• Produce photorealistic assets and environments for our projects.
• Work closely with the environment art design team and other artists.
• Plan, estimate, and prioritize timelines for task completion.
• Help fix bugs, including performance and budget issues.
• Implement and incorporate feedback from leads and colleagues into your work.
• Participate in brainstorming and concept development sessions.

Requirements

• An excellent portfolio of work that exemplifies the creation of high-quality 3D art pieces.
• Experience creating environment, character, and/or prop art for a video game project or another relevant project.
• Knowledge of game environment, prop art, and character development processes.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• A high degree of self-motivation and initiative-taking.
• Experience with a game engine (Maya, 3Ds Max, or Blender), ZBrush, and/or Adobe Substance Suite.
• Must be current students at an Ontario college or University.
• Must be physically located in Ontario and legally eligible to work in Ontario.

Nice to have

• Technical knowledge working within Unreal Engine 4/5.
• Experience developing video games.
• Experience modeling for Nanite and layered material texturing workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid 4-month internship for the summer of 2026 (approximately May to August).
• Opportunity to contribute to unique, challenging, and fun gaming experiences.
• Flexible work arrangement: in-person at Toronto office, hybrid, or fully remote (within Ontario).
• Recruitment process does not use artificial intelligence for automatic screening or selection.