Environment Artist (Game Development)

TL;DR

Environment Artist (Game Development): Crafting compelling and immersive 3D environments and assets for upcoming AAA projects with an accent on realistic art style, design requirements, and technical parameters. Focus on creating high-quality models, textures, and game assets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver visually stunning and performant game environments.

Location: This is a full-time position based in Manizales, Colombia, and is an in-person role at our studio.

Company

hirify.global is an independent studio that partners with developers and publishers to create quality games, prioritizing an inquisitive, proactive, and collaborative work environment.

What you will do

• Create stylized, highly expressive environments, terrain, and assets using industry-standard software.
• Ensure high quality and consistency across the project.
• Collaborate with production, artists, designers, and engineers to create beautiful and performant environments.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in environment assets and rendering settings.
• Iterate on environment designs based on feedback from art directors, designers, and play testers.
• Document environment art pipelines, workflows, and best practices.

Requirements

• 2+ years of industry experience in game development specializing in environment art.
• Portfolio demonstrating ability to design and craft stylized, highly expressive environments and assets.
• Deep understanding of the environment art pipeline.
• Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers.

Nice to have

• Expertise in PBR, lighting, rendering, and material authoring.
• Proficiency with Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Substance, Designer/Painter, and Zbrush.
• Extensive experience working in UE5.
• Proficiency with project management/task tracking software like Jira.

Culture & Benefits

• Inquisitive, proactive, and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunity to work on AAA titles.
• Mentorship opportunities.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Eligibility to participate in benefits and perks may vary depending on position term and location.