Senior Environment Artist — Remote, Immersive World Builder

Half Mermaid Productions; New York (NY); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Half Mermaid Productions is seeking a senior environment artist to join our exciting project, a third-person horror title with experimental narrative. You will shape the game world, collaborating with a lean team to maintain a high-quality, immersive environment.

This is a full-time contractor role on a remote team, with potential travel to New York City and preference for European time zones. You should have shipped Unreal titles and strong knowledge of environment storytelling, with the

Qualifications

• Experience designing environments for narrative-driven games.
• Strong communication and collaboration across remote teams.
• Proficient in English (written and spoken).
• Experience optimizing assets for console/PC targets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Lead Artist and Creative Director to build a rich, immersive world.
• Coordinate with Code, Level Design, and Animation to meet technical requirements.
• Source and organize reference material for assets.
• Create modular, high-quality game-ready assets from concepts or references.
• Ensure assets are optimized for target platforms.

Skills

Narrative environment design

Remote collaboration

English proficiency

Asset optimization

Tools

Maya

Zbrush

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Unreal Engine (UE5)

Job description

Half Mermaid Productions is seeking a senior environment artist to join our exciting project, a third-person horror title with experimental narrative. You will shape the game world, collaborating with a lean team to maintain a high-quality, immersive environment.

This is a full-time contractor role on a remote team, with potential travel to New York City and preference for European time zones. You should have shipped Unreal titles and strong knowledge of environment storytelling, with the