Senior Environment Concept Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Environment Concept Artist (Gamedev): Creating compelling environment concepts and world spaces for AAA games with an accent on mood, visual identity, and production usability. Focus on developing architectural language, visual storytelling, and providing clear production handoffs for 3D teams.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global partners with major AAA teams to translate artistic vision into shipped games.

What you will do

• Design locations, interiors, exteriors, and landmarks that support the game's artistic direction.
• Establish architectural language, material palettes, and environmental motifs for worldbuilding.
• Create concepts that reflect the story, function, and gameplay intent of a space.
• Provide paintovers, callouts, and visual guidance for Environment Artists and production teams.
• Explore lighting, composition, and atmosphere to define the tone of key locations.
• Collaborate with Art Direction, Level Design, and Tech Art to solve visual and production challenges.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Concept Artist with a strong specialization in environment art.
• At least one shipped AA/AAA title or equivalent large-scale game project.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality worldbuilding, lighting, perspective, and scale.
• Proficiency in digital painting tools such as Photoshop or Procreate.
• Familiarity with 3D blockouts, kitbashing, or paintover workflows for production accuracy.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly through sketches, callouts, and breakdowns.

Nice to have

• Experience with open-world, narrative, or highly cinematic environments.
• Familiarity with game production pipelines and real-time constraints.
• Experience creating concepts directly from Level Design blockouts.
• 3D workflow knowledge using Blender, Unreal, SketchUp, Maya, or similar tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to contribute to major AAA titles.
• Collaborative environment working across multiple game disciplines.
• Focus on translating high-level artistic vision into shipped, high-quality results.