Environment Artist – 9-month Contract

Blackbird Interactive

3D Environment Art Generalist creating high-quality assets for a sci-fi action game. Collaborating with artists, designers, and developers in a remote-first studio.

Posted 6/5/2026contractRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$80,000 - CA$90,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work closely with the Project Art Director and Team Leads to execute the visual direction of a third-person sci-fi action game via a highly technical Unreal engine pipeline.
Create high-quality hardsurface assets such as props and environmental set pieces.
Produce clean, efficient models and materials suited for real-time workflows and optimized for gameplay needs.
Iterate quickly on concepts, prototypes, and final assets in collaboration with design, animation, and tech art.
Consistently deliver polished, production-ready work that enhances the overall quality bar.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of industry experience.
Demonstrated ability to create high-quality 3D environment art assets for games.
Strong understanding of modeling, UVs, baking, and PBR texturing workflows.
Experience in modular environment art creation and execution within a game engine.
Proficiency with Substance tools (Painter and/or Designer).
Experience working in a collaborative environment with Art Directors and cross-disciplinary teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

3D environment artmodelingUVsbakingPBR texturingmodular environment artreal-time workflowsasset optimizationvisual directiongameplay needs

Soft Skills

collaborationiterationcommunicationteamworkcreativity