Senior Environment Artist (Unreal Engine)

TL;DR

Senior Environment Artist (Unreal Engine): Creating rich, stylized environments for original long-form animated shows with an accent on modular and bespoke asset creation. Focus on building immersive worlds in Unreal Engine 5, optimizing real-time assets, and translating concept art into production-ready scenes.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is an independent animation studio based in Australia producing high-reach original animated shows for YouTube, including the hit series Digital Circus.

What you will do

• Create large-scale modular and intricate environment sets for animated productions.
• Model and texture environment assets to high production quality for Unreal Engine.
• Assemble scenes in UE5 based on director callsheets and guidelines.
• Collaborate with the art team to maintain and achieve the desired visual style.
• Optimize existing assets for better performance and visual quality.
• Deliver organized production-ready files following a structured pipeline and naming conventions.

Requirements

• Strong experience with procedural and modular 3D environment assets in Unreal Engine.
• Proficiency in Maya or Blender for detailed asset modeling.
• Advanced texturing skills using Substance Painter or similar software.
• Expertise in Unreal Engine 5 for scene assembly and asset integration.
• Solid understanding of topology, UV mapping, and real-time optimization.
• Ability to interpret concept art and respond to technical and creative feedback.

Nice to have

• Experience creating Unreal Engine Blueprints.
• Experience developing materials and shaders within Unreal Engine.
• Background working on stylized animated productions or games.