Unreal Environment Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Unreal Environment Artist (Gamedev): Constructing 3D environments and high-quality environmental assets for visual effects projects with an accent on environment asset creation and world building. Focus on modeling, sculpting, texturing, scene composition, and lighting within Unreal Engine.

Location: Preference will be given to candidates who can work in Los Angeles. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.

Company

hirify.global is an artist-led, Academy Award–winning independent studio redefining global storytelling across film, television, and gaming.

What you will do

• Work closely with the Environment Lead to define the look of the project, workflows, and best practices.
• Create high-quality 3D assets, materials, and textures, maintaining content throughout development.
• Collaborate with other Environment Artists to craft compelling spaces and support them through all phases of development.
• Breakdown environment tasks, create asset briefs, and support both studio and external artists.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in computer-generated art for entertainment or games.
• Experience building environments from initial blackout to final polish/ship.
• Portfolio with examples of environment asset creation and/or world building.
• Proficient knowledge of Maya (or similar 3D modeling software), Photoshop, Zbrush, and Substance Painter.
• Strong understanding of world building workflows, technical constraints, and asset creation using Unreal Engine.
• Excellent communication skills and enjoy collaborating with other team members and departments.

Nice to have

• Experience procedural world building methods & techniques (PCG, Houdini or other).
• Experience with creating real time vegetation/foliage assets using SpeedTree (or similar software).
• Technical Art background, knowledge of advanced Unreal Engine material creation, blueprints, Python/MEL scripting and creating efficient environment/world building workflows & tools.
• Experience lighting environments in Unreal Engine.
• Environment concepting skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment.