3D Artist (Unity)

Location: Hybrid in Montevideo, Uruguay

Company

hirify.global is developing a brand-new game within its Narrative Game division.

What you will do

• Model and texture high-quality, optimized 3D environments, props, and characters.
• Implement 3D assets in Unity and troubleshoot visual issues involving environments and character interactions.
• Collaborate with the Art Lead, Art Director, Lead Artist, producers, and other project leads to maintain the project's visual direction and meet deadlines.
• Identify pipeline improvements and develop more efficient asset production workflows.
• Resolve aesthetic and technical issues throughout game development.
• Support the tech art team with simple rigging and skinning tasks when needed.

Requirements

• 3+ years of 3D game development experience, including completing at least one 3D game from conception to release.
• Advanced proficiency in Maya and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with Substance Painter, PBR materials, real-time rendering, and shader development.
• Strong understanding of environment and character art, human and animal anatomy, composition, color, value, and form.
• Excellent knowledge of Unity and its URP renderer, plus an understanding of 3D game pipelines and collaboration with engineering and design.
• An online portfolio, website, or PDF showcasing recent artwork is required with the application. English proficiency and an art degree or equivalent experience are also required.

Nice to have

• 2D concept and illustration skills.
• Rigging or scripting experience in Maya using MEL or Python.
• Shader creation experience with a shader graph tool.
• Knowledge of Substance Designer or experience with ZBrush.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a hybrid arrangement in Montevideo.
• Collaborate across art, production, engineering, design, and tech art disciplines.
• Participate in developing a new title for the Narrative Game division.