Environment Artist (Unreal Engine 5)

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is developing a game project in Unreal Engine 5.

What you will do

• Improve the visual quality of game environments and push their artistic limits.
• Translate concept art and research into optimized 3D environments, primarily props and level art.
• Collaborate proactively with other teams to build worlds that are fun to play, visually compelling, and easy to iterate on.
• Communicate task progress, schedules, technical approaches, and production impact.
• Evaluate environment decisions from both detailed and high-level perspectives to understand their effect on team and game production.
• Support a productive work environment within the environment art team.

Requirements

• Experience as an environment artist on several released games.
• Strong artistic eye and knowledge of visual arts, including painting, drawing, cinema, and video games.
• Strong technical understanding of how world building and prop creation affect performance.
• Excellent observation, attention to detail, and scene and prop storytelling skills.
• Confidence working with real-time editors such as Unreal Engine, with the ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and communicate updates.
• Advanced English skills and strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Nice to have

• Experience across environment-related roles such as props, lighting, texturing, or level art.
• Experience with procedural environment creation using Houdini, Blender, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of shaders.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.
• Opportunity to suggest innovative workflows and help junior artists grow.
• Regular progress sharing and cross-team collaboration.