Environment Art Lead (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Environment Art Lead (Gamedev): Guide and create art with the team from preproduction to production on a new IP with an accent on gameplay fairness and clarity. Focus on mentoring the team, creating strong processes and scalable art workflows, and ensuring every art decision enhances the gameplay space.

Location: Remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. If you are based out of Seattle, the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

Salary: $183,000 — $274,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is creating games that engage players in a vibrant community.

What you will do

• Lead environment art and coordinate work with a multidisciplinary team accountable for worldbuilding.
• Mentor and inspire a talented team of artists through all phases of production.
• Create strong processes and scalable art workflows that force multiply the team’s efforts and define a high art quality bar.
• Develop internal and external style guides and workflows, and manage teams through creation of game assets.
• Be accountable to the art director visual goals and directions.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of the environment art decisions that matter to competitive players in action or fighting games.
• Proven experience in early AAA game development leadership role(s).
• Experience in leading art teams that include but not limited to environment art, palette art, skybox art, and lighting.
• Demonstrated skills and deep understanding of stylized art and style adaptability.
• Expert knowledge in Maya, Blender or Max, Substance.
• Expert knowledge in Unreal Engine.

Nice to have

• Platformer genre development experience.
• Experience working on a game with a high angle isometric camera perspective.
• Experience leading multiple teams on a live game (“game as a service”).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible role that can be remote.
• Top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products.
• Eligible for a bonus package.