Senior Unity Technical Artist (Unity)

Location: Remote within the USA or Canada, limited to UTC-4 through UTC-8 timezones. Core collaboration hours are 9:30 AM–4:30 PM Pacific, with occasional evening calls for overseas vendor collaboration.

Pay: $55–70 USD per hour, depending on skills and experience.

Company

hirify.global develops narrative-centric RPG videogames set in an alternate-history 1930s New York and has a team of industry veterans and enthusiastic newcomers.

What you will do

• Create and integrate 2D artwork, 3D models, textures, VFX, materials, shaders, and animations in Unity.
• Handle cameras, lighting, reflections, set dressing, particles, surfaces, rigging, and physics.
• Optimize and profile visual elements for suitable frame rates and load times.
• Prototype visual concepts and troubleshoot art problems in the game.
• Collaborate with art, narrative, design, engineering, writing, and management teams to align visuals with the game's style and themes.
• Mentor artists, explain technical art concerns, maintain documentation, and contribute to testing and project planning.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional technical art experience in videogame development using Unity.
• Experience across the full videogame lifecycle, from concept and prototyping through launch and support.
• Understanding of Unity render pipelines, perspective, lighting, technical art best practices, source control, and project branching strategies.
• Experience with professional art tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, 3ds Max, Blender, or Adobe Substance Painter.
• Strong written, visual, and verbal English communication and presentation skills.
• Must reside and be authorized to work in the USA or Canada; H-1B transfers and visa sponsorship are unavailable.

Nice to have

• Strong 3D modeling and texturing skills, including work in 3D space.
• Experience with orthographic asset views, ZBrush, Python or Lua scripting, and UI design.
• Location in a hub metro such as Seattle, Los Angeles, or Edmonton.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote collaboration with regular online team meetings and cross-departmental communication.
• Contract-to-hire arrangement with possible conversion to full-time employment based on location, skills, fit, project needs, schedule, and timing.
• Opportunity to work on narrative-driven RPG and turn-based videogames.
• Collaborative environment spanning artists, designers, writers, engineers, and management.

Hiring process

• Submit a cover letter, résumé, and artwork portfolio.
• Portfolio submission is required for all applicants.