Senior Environment Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Environment Artist (Gamedev): Building and optimizing large-scale environments and realistic terrains for a global battle royale title with an accent on procedural techniques, advanced shader authoring, and landscape development. Focus on creating modular environment kits, mentoring artists, and ensuring visual consistency across massive open worlds.

Location: In-office in Bellevue, Washington (Option to work remotely 1 day a week)

Salary: $103,000 - $155,000

Company

hirify.global (PUBG Studios) is the developer of the global battle royale phenomenon PUBG.

What you will do

• Create and own large-scale environments from block-out through final polish.
• Design and develop realistic terrains, biomes, landscapes, and natural ecosystems.
• Build modular environment kits and world-building pipelines for massive open worlds.
• Mentor a team of artists, providing quality bar-setting examples and constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Leads, and Technical Artists to maintain visual direction.
• Optimize assets for performance and memory constraints while maintaining high visual fidelity.

Requirements

• 5-8+ years of experience as an environment artist in the video game industry with at least 2 shipped titles.
• Must be based in or able to work in-office in Bellevue, WA.
• Proficiency in industry tools such as Blender, Substance Suite, Zbrush, and Photoshop.
• Deep knowledge of landscape creation tools like Houdini, World Machine, or Gaea.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5, including material and pixel shader creation.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication ability.

Nice to have

• Experience using photo scan data and satellite imagery.
• Deep knowledge in the creation and analysis of pixel shaders.
• Vegetation content creation experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive employer-funded healthcare (medical, dental, vision).
• Generous benefits including 20 days PTO, 12 paid holidays, and an annual studio-wide break.
• 401K with a company match.
• Reimbursements for health, wellness, video games, and continuing education.
• Meal reimbursements and snacks provided for in-office staff.
• Industry-leading family planning and fertility care benefits.