Senior 3D UI Artist (AAA Games)

Salary: $57.98–$86.92 USD per hour

Company

hirify.global develops PlayStation hardware, network services, and entertainment experiences, including games created by Santa Monica Studio.

What you will do

• Render and capture final 3D UI art assets through the established capture pipeline.
• Author surface details, material refinements, and finishing passes in Substance Painter and/or Substance Designer.
• Capture and populate consistent in-game imagery for Codex categories, including Gear, Bestiary entries, and thumbnails.
• Operate the in-engine test bed to capture images for UI integration.
• Create and refine UI icons while maintaining the established visual style.
• Support UI art and visual polish for the game's photo mode feature.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional 3D game art experience focused on UI, rendering, or real-time asset production for console or PC titles.
• At least one shipped AAA game credit in a 3D art or UI art role.
• Strong proficiency in Substance Painter and/or Substance Designer.
• Experience with 3D rendering, in-engine asset capture, lighting setups, camera framing, and render pass organization.
• Ability to work independently within established pipelines and deliver consistently in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency in Maya, Adobe Photoshop, and standard DCC tools.

Nice to have

• Experience populating in-game content databases or encyclopedic systems such as bestiaries, Codex systems, or inventories.
• Familiarity with photo mode UI systems and their asset requirements.
• Experience with icon design and visual development within a defined art direction.
• Experience collaborating with Art Directors and Leads through iterative feedback.
• Background in narrative-driven AAA titles with high visual fidelity standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Short-term contract engagement supporting a project through its final production stage.
• Work within an established, structured, sprint-driven pipeline.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available for the role.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage.