Senior Texture Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Texture Artist (Unreal Engine): Creating high-quality stylized textures and materials for characters and environments with an accent on visual identity and technical efficiency. Focus on translating concept art into game-ready assets, building reusable material libraries, and optimizing performance for real-time rendering.

Location: Hybrid (Bucharest, Romania)

Company

hirify.global is a leading global developer of mobile and console games.

What you will do

• Create high-quality stylized textures and materials that align with the project's art direction.
• Translate concept art into clear, readable, and visually appealing texture work for assets.
• Build texture sets for characters, environments, and props while respecting technical constraints.
• Optimize textures and materials for real-time performance and Unreal Engine integration.
• Develop reusable materials, tileables, trimsheets, atlases, and texture libraries to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Art Direction, Concept, Modeling, Tech Art, Lighting, and VFX teams to solve artistic challenges.

Requirements

• Mid-Senior level experience in texture artistry.
• Strong ability to create high-quality stylized textures and materials.
• Proficiency in optimizing assets for real-time performance in Unreal Engine.
• Ability to build efficient, reusable texture pipelines and libraries.
• Must be based in or able to work hybrid from Bucharest, Romania.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a bold and talented team of artists.
• Clear career progression towards Principal/Lead Texture Artist or Lookdev specialization.
• Opportunity to take ownership of visual pipelines and world-building quality.

Hiring process

• First interview: Discussion regarding experience and professional approach.
• Art test: Practical exercise in texture and material creation.
• Second interview: Portfolio review and technical approach discussion.
• Final interview: Discussion on collaboration and production workflows.