Prop Artist Middle / Senior

Mutaform Llc; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mutaform Llc is seeking a Prop Artist to join a team creating set pieces for AAA and AA projects. You will handle the full asset cycle, from reference breakdown to final in-engine delivery, while aligning with the project art direction.

Responsibilities include creating hero props for close shots and varied-density background assets, maintaining modularity for level building, and enforcing poly budgets and material counts. A strong portfolio with game-ready props is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in game production on props and hard-surface.
• Portfolio with game-ready props, not just renders.
• Experience with PBR materials across metal, wood, fabric, plastic.
• Ability to follow art direction within technical limits.
• Portfolio walkthrough of wireframes and UVs optional.

Responsibilities

• Full prop cycle from reference breakdown to modeling and UVs.
• Create hero objects and background props with appropriate detail density.
• Ensure modularity and reuse for level building.
• Meet poly budgets, texel density, and material counts.
• Sign-off in engine including lighting and material behavior.
• Deliver clean naming and clean scenes for client integration.

Skills

Prop modelling

Hard-surface modelling

Game-ready assets

PBR materials

UV layout

Asset optimization

Job description

We are looking for a Prop Artist to join a team that makes set pieces for AAA and AA projects — from a hero prop under the camera to background dressing. The role covers the full asset cycle and work inside the art direction of the project.

Responsibilities:

• The full prop cycle: reference breakdown, high-poly modelling, game topology, UVs, bakes, materials.
• Hero objects for close range and background fill for wide shots — different detail density, different budgets.
• Modularity and reuse: sets that build a whole level, not a single shot.
• Technical requirements of the project: poly budgets, texel density, material count, LOD scheme.
• Sign-off in engine: silhouette, readability, how materials behave under different lighting.
• Clean naming and clean scenes on delivery — the client's team picks it up without questions.

Requirements:

• Three years or more in game production on props and hard-surface.
• Game-ready objects in the portfolio, not just renders.
• PBR materials: metal, wood, fabric, plastic, wear that follows how the object was used.
• Working to a given art direction and staying inside technical limits.
• Wireframes and UVs in the portfolio, or the option to walk us through them on a call.