Art Director - Hard Surface (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Art Director - Hard Surface (Gamedev): Defining and maintaining the visual quality of hard-surface content for Apex Legends with an accent on weapons, vehicles, and environmental technology. Focus on upholding functional sci-fi design and guiding assets from concept to final implementation to ensure player readability and world-building consistency.

Location: Hybrid (Los Angeles, Madison, or Vancouver)

Company

hirify.global is a leading AAA game development studio known for creating high-impact titles like Apex Legends.

What you will do

• Define and evolve the core visual direction for hard-surface assets, including weapons, gadgets, vehicles, and world technology.
• Ensure designs support the visual pillars of functional sci-fi, strong material language, and player readability.
• Provide actionable creative direction using paintovers, drawovers, and comprehensive asset reviews.
• Collaborate with Concept, Weapon, Character, Environment Art, and Tech Art teams to deliver cohesive content.
• Mentor internal artists and external partners to strengthen their hard-surface design sensibility and technical execution.
• Develop style guides, visual targets, and benchmarks to improve production consistency and efficiency.

Requirements

• Proven experience art directing hard-surface content for AAA games, specifically within action, shooter, or sci-fi genres.
• Deep understanding of visual design principles such as silhouette, proportion, shape language, and PBR materials.
• Expert knowledge of modern game art pipelines, including concept-to-model workflows, optimization, and LODs.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with gameplay clarity, technical performance, and live-service timelines.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• A portfolio demonstrating a high standard of hard-surface taste and visual problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a major global live-service title (Apex Legends).
• Collaborative environment within EA Studios.
• Hybrid work arrangement providing a balance between office presence and flexibility.