Lead Environment Artist for Open World Train Sims

the hive; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/hybrid/Office flexibility (UK)

37.5 hour week with flexible working

Team building and growth opportunities

Access to latest tools & tech

Company funded away days

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

the hive is seeking a Lead Artist to drive quality, technical excellence, and artistic vision for Train Sim World titles. You will lead a team, work with the Art Director, and steer environment art from concept to game-ready assets.

This remote-friendly role offers 37.5-hour weeks, flexible working, and opportunities to grow across loved titles. You will mentor artists, solve visual and technical challenges in UE4/UE5, and coordinate planning and delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Unreal Engine 4/5 and environment art pipelines.
• Experience leading and mentoring a team of artists in a high quality production.
• Portfolio demonstrating open world, realistic environment art and technical proficiency.
• Ability to take vague briefs to finished game-ready environments.
• Excellent visual judgment and ability to explain design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Benchmark environment art and tools usage.
• Create assets and build environments; solve visual and technical problems.
• Plan environment art tasks; reference and prioritization.
• Conduct day-to-day reviews; ensure quality control and documentation.
• Provide constructive feedback to tech and design teams.
• Manage and mentor the team; set expectations and unblock problems.
• Identify delivery risks and propose practical solutions.

Skills

Unreal Engine 4/5

Team leadership

Environment art

Open world art

Mentoring

Visual problem solving

Tools

Houdini

UE5

Job description

the hive is seeking a Lead Artist to drive quality, technical excellence, and artistic vision for Train Sim World titles. You will lead a team, work with the Art Director, and steer environment art from concept to game-ready assets.

This remote-friendly role offers 37.5-hour weeks, flexible working, and opportunities to grow across loved titles. You will mentor artists, solve visual and technical challenges in UE4/UE5, and coordinate planning and delivery.