Senior Textures Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Textures Artist (Gamedev): Defining and delivering the materials and textures vision for a AAA project built on the Anvil engine with an accent on surface quality, visual consistency, and performance across the game. Focus on maintaining a robust and scalable pipeline, optimizing shaders, and mentoring the team.

Location: Office-based in Quebec City, Canada; Montreal, Canada; or Montreuil, France

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences.

What you will do

• Define and champion the project’s materials and textures vision, including PBR standards and visual references.
• Ensure surface consistency and visual fidelity across all Anvil lighting scenarios.
• Create high quality PBR materials and textures using Substance 3D Designer and Painter, scans, and photogrammetry.
• Build and maintain optimized material systems, including variants, wear, blending, and decals.
• Partner with Technical Art and Rendering to optimize shaders, memory budgets, streaming, and GPU cost.
• Structure and evolve the materials and textures pipeline, including documentation, standards, and automation.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in game art with a focus on materials and textures for large scale projects.
• Deep understanding of physically based rendering, surface storytelling, and high fidelity materials.
• Advanced skills with Substance 3D Designer and Painter, Photoshop, ZBrush, and scan based workflows.
• Experience working with proprietary engines, ideally Anvil or equivalent internal technologies.
• Solid knowledge of real time shading, GPU and memory optimization, and complex material setups.
• Proven ability to collaborate, communicate, and provide technical leadership.

Nice to have

• Interest in pipeline improvement and tool development.
• Comfort documenting clear, scalable workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences.
• Passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries.
• Diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive.