Hard Surface Artist: Armor & Weapons for ARPGs

Bladework Games LLC; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bladework Games LLC is seeking a Hard Surface Artist to craft high-quality armor, weapons, and game assets for a brand-new PC-first ARPG. You will create stylized, mechanically plausible hard-surface assets that read well in real-time engines and contribute to a bold, action-packed visual identity.

The role requires strong Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer skills, and experience with Unreal Engine. Collaboration with the art team to deliver polished, engine-ready models is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in the game industry with at least one shipped title.
• Strong high and low poly modeling skills with baked textures.
• Excellent communication and the ability to work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Create clean, stylized, precise box modeling hard surface shapes.
• Very strong foundation of 3D modeling for hard surface focusing on hero props, weapons, and vehicles.
• Build game-ready low-poly meshes, proper UV layouts, and LOD assets for real-time engines (Unreal focus).
• Deep understanding of topology, baking, rig-ready, game-optimized meshes.
• Use Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Unreal for asset creation.
• Texture and shade with a strong PBR focus; author materials from scratch in Substance Painter/Designer.
• Follow optimized pipelines with Production-ready workflows.

Skills

Maya

ZBrush

Substance Painter/Designer

Unreal Engine

PBR materials

Texture baking

Communication

Tools

Maya

ZBrush

Substance Painter/Designer

Unreal Engine

Job description

Bladework Games LLC is seeking a Hard Surface Artist to craft high-quality armor, weapons, and game assets for a brand-new PC-first ARPG. You will create stylized, mechanically plausible hard-surface assets that read well in real-time engines and contribute to a bold, action-packed visual identity.

The role requires strong Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer skills, and experience with Unreal Engine. Collaboration with the art team to deliver polished, engine-ready models is essential.