Senior Level Artist - Remote Unreal Engine Env Mastery

Side; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote freelance contract

3–6 month engagement

Flexible location

Overlap with CEST hours

Job summary

Side is seeking a Senior Level Artist to own game spaces from blockout through final polish, combining gameplay layout, world building, and visual composition. You'll work with a library of pre-generated assets to create environments that are both visually compelling and playable.

This is a remote freelance contract for approximately 3–6 months, with up to 40 hours per week. Candidates must be available to overlap with the CEST team's hours; location is flexible.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in level design, level art, or world building.
• Portfolio demonstrating composition, staging, lighting, and playable spaces built in-engine.
• Deep experience building worlds and spaces in Unreal Engine.
• Experience with Unreal PCG and Houdini.
• Ability to work independently and own a space from blockout through final polish.

Responsibilities

• Own spaces from blockout through final polish, balancing gameplay layout with visual composition, staging, lighting, and world-building.
• Create, refine, and integrate pre-generated assets into cohesive, playable game environments.
• Make intentional decisions about player flow, composition, sightlines, and navigation to support the gameplay experience.
• Implement level features, triggers, and interactives using Unreal Blueprints.
• Collaborate with design, art, and engineering teams to ensure spaces support both gameplay and visual goals.
• Take ownership of spaces across multiple stages of development, from initial blockout through a shipped, cancelled, or personal project.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Level design

World building

Blueprints

Houdini

PCG

Performance tuning

Asset integration

Independence

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unreal Blueprints

Houdini

World Machine

Gaea

Job description

Side is seeking a Senior Level Artist to own game spaces from blockout through final polish, combining gameplay layout, world building, and visual composition. You'll work with a library of pre-generated assets to create environments that are both visually compelling and playable.

This is a remote freelance contract for approximately 3–6 months, with up to 40 hours per week. Candidates must be available to overlap with the CEST team's hours; location is flexible.