Senior 3D Hardsurface Artist

Summary

Join Magic Media, a leading media, entertainment, and tech group, as a Senior 3D Hardsurface Artist. Create high-fidelity 3D props in a realistic style, collaborating with art direction and concept art teams. You will model, UV, texture, and implement assets in Unreal Engine, optimizing for real-time performance. Maintain a strong understanding of PBR workflows and material creation. Collaborate with other departments to ensure assets meet requirements. This is a permanently remote position offering career growth and development opportunities within a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in hardsurface full pipeline
• Portfolio containing SCI-FI style and realistic detail assets
• Experience in real-time videogame assets development (optimization and integration as well)
• Mastery in either Max, Maya or Blender
• Proficient in using Substance Painter
• Expertise in PBR workflow
• Ability to show final results in engine
• Basic rendering and lighting skills
• Excellent English communication

Responsibilities

• Create high-fidelity 3D props in a realistic style, maintaining consistency with the overall visual direction
• Model, UV, texture, and implement assets in Unreal Engine using industry-standard software (e.g., Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer)
• Work with Art Direction and Concept Art to translate vision into production-ready models
• Optimize assets for real-time performance without sacrificing visual fidelity
• Maintain a strong understanding of PBR workflows and material creation within Unreal Engine
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure assets meet gameplay, narrative, and performance requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced material and shaders knowledge
• Advanced rendering and lighting skills

Benefits

• Permanently remote position
• An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide
• Career growth and development
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• An inclusive culture and open communication