Level Design Artist (Hidden Object Games)

Location: San Francisco, CA; on-site five days per week

Company

hirify.global develops narrative and mobile games including Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Cookie Jam, and Panda Pop.

What you will do

• Assemble visually compelling Hidden Object levels using existing assets.
• Edit and create optimized 3D environments and props for mobile devices.
• Light 3D scenes and develop environment, prop, camera, and lighting ideas for gameplay and narrative needs.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, narrative leads, producers, and other project leads to maintain the project’s visual direction.
• Present work, respond to feedback, playtest levels, and help ensure a cohesive gameplay experience.
• Identify and resolve visual, aesthetic, technical, and pipeline issues throughout development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of level design experience and 3+ years of 3D game experience.
• Complete mastery of Unity Engine and experience shipping at least one 3D game from conception to completion.
• Strong knowledge of Maya and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Understanding of composition, color, value, form, PBR materials, real-time shaders, and 3D game production pipelines.
• Experience partnering with engineering, design, and other game development disciplines.
• Excellent grasp of English and willingness to work on-site five days per week; an online portfolio, website, or recent artwork PDF is required.

Nice to have

• Hidden Object Game experience.
• Strong 2D concept and illustration skills.
• Shader creation experience with a shader graph tool.
• Knowledge of Substance Painter.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with plans and benefits varying by position.
• Work within hirify.global’s Narrative Game division and global studio network.
• Collaborate across art, design, narrative, production, and engineering disciplines.