Environment Artist

Half Mermaid

The role involves creating unique and modular high-quality game-ready 3D assets for a third-person horror game, working from concept art and reference, optimising assets for target platforms, and helping establish the game's world during early development. Half Mermaid Productions is an independent video game studio founded by Sam Barlow that creates authored, player-centric stories across the spectrum of narrative genres.

Location: New York, Brooklyn
Arrangement: Onsite
Level: Contract
Employment: Contract
Salary: $50K - $80K
Date added: 2026-10-09
Last checked: 2026-10-17

Overview

Half Mermaid is hiring a Environment Artist Blog Newsletter Browse Jobs Art & Animation Audio Business & Operations Design Marketing & Community Production Programming QA & CS Writing Post a Job Back to all jobs See allArt & Animationjobs Environment Artist Half Mermaid Apply for this Job Apply for this Job URL copied! This position has been closed. No items found. Posted October 9, 2026 Contract Brooklyn, NY On-site $50,000 - $80,000 We are looking for an experienced and talented environment artist to join the development effort on our exciting new game “Project D.” The project is a third person horror game with experimental narrative, a return to the genre that Sam previously explored with Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Candidates with experience of shipping a third person Unreal title on console are preferred. We're combining AAA experience with indie agility to deliver a big, ambitious game and are assembling a small team to make it happen. You will be joining the project during early development and setting the tone to establish the game's world. This is a full-time contractor position on a remote team. Our studio is based in Brooklyn, NY and occasional travel to New York City may be required. Because of the collaboration with our Art team, European time zones are preferred. Applicants from traditionally marginalized identities within the game industry are highly encouraged to apply. Half Mermaid Productions does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status. If you have any questions or encounter any issues using our job application form, please email jobs@halfmermaid.co

Responsibilities

Working as part of a small team to create a complex, rich and immersive world
Sourcing and organising appropriate reference material
Working from concept art and/or reference to create both unique and modular high quality game-ready 3d assets
Ensure assets are appropriately optimised for the target platforms
Working with external partners when required to review and integrate assets
Troubleshooting and problem-solving when required

Required Skills

A love of narrative-based games and a passion for environmental storytelling!
Remote work requires a proactive attitude, a high level of self-motivation, great communication skills and the ability to self-organise
Previous experience in a professional game development environment, with at least one shipped Unreal product
A high level of written and spoken English.
Portfolio demonstrating strong examples of:
3d modelling and texturing (realistic assets only)
PBR material pipelines
Modular asset construction and world-building
Good understanding of colour and composition
Strong lighting skills, especially with Lumen
Examples of your workflow stages from start to finish
Expert proficiency in:
Maya
Zbrush
Substance Painter
Photoshop
Unreal Engine

Nice-to-Have Skills

Good understanding of current production processes
Some knowledge of Substance Designer
Traditional Art/Graphic Design abilities
Good understanding of material creation and editing
Experience of working with external partners
Knowledge of additional techniques, such as photogrammetry

Additional Details

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Category: Art
Type: Contractor
Min. Experience: Some Experience
Salary: $50,000 - $80,000

About Half Mermaid Half Mermaid Productions is an independent video game studio founded by Sam Barlow. Our mission is to create authored, player-centric stories across the spectrum of narrative genres. Our game IMMORTALITY was the first ever indie game to get a perfect 10/10 in Edge Magazine and won BAFTA, GDC, and IGF awards, holding its own against AAA titans.

Our Mission

To create authored, player-centric stories across the spectrum of narrative genres.

Our Values

As the founding members of Half Mermaid, we worked together to establish the following values for our studio. For an in-depth explanation behind each of these pillars, please visit our Brand Value Deck.

Community. Our studio was founded in Brooklyn, outside the central hub of the game industry and surrounded by the deep history of storytelling, art, and culture in New York City. We have the opportunity to enrich the development of games around our home, and the responsibility to include and amplify new and underrepresented voices in our scene.
Innovation. We are driven to create new game genres and push the boundaries of how game mechanics are utilized to tell stories. As popular entertainment continues to become more interactive, we aim to shape its future.
Integrity. We believe in a proactive approach to ensuring the quality of our work and how we go about making it. We value and nurture the voices of our creators. When mistakes are made, we listen, learn, and take action.
Inclusivity. We are the change we want to see in the gaming industry. That means we center narratives around a diverse set of individuals. It also means we are and work with a diverse set of individuals, providing a multiplicity of perspectives on our methods and projects.

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