3D Artist (Environmental Props and Hard Surface Assets) - Unreal Engine 5

We’re looking for a 3D Artist with a focus on environmental props and hard surface assets to join our team as we move into full production on our debut game Ardem, an open world survival game developed in Unreal Engine 5.

In this role, you will create realistic, production-ready 3D assets, ranging from smaller props and items to larger objects such as vehicles or modular building sets. You will take responsibility for your assets throughout the entire pipeline, from modeling and texturing to engine integration, ensuring they are optimized, performant, and ready for in-game use. The role requires a strong sense of quality, ownership, and an understanding of how assets function within a large scale open world.

Techtive Games is an ambitious indie studio based in Germany with a close knit team that focuses on building deep, interconnected gameplay systems and immersive, authentic worlds. We value creativity, ownership, and personal growth. Rather than working through rigid ticket pipelines, our team members are encouraged to actively shape features and content, collaborate closely across disciplines, and grow together not only on Ardem, but on future projects as well.

If you enjoy building high quality game assets, care deeply about realism and performance, and are passionate about working on or playing open world survival games, we’d love to hear from you.

On a day to day basis, you will:

• Create realistic 3D assets with a strong focus on props and hard surface content, including items, vehicles, modular assets, and environmental objects


• Texture assets using PBR workflows, primarily with Substance Painter


• Take full responsibility for engine integration, including asset import, material setup, LOD creation, collision setup, and final in-engine validation


• Ensure assets meet performance requirements, paying close attention to poly count, texture usage, and overall optimization


• Collaborate with Level Design, Tech Art, and Game Design to ensure assets support gameplay and world building needs


• Own asset sets or individual assets within specific feature buckets and ensure they are completed to a production-ready state

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience as a 3D Artist, preferably within game development


• Strong skills in creating realistic props and hard surface assets


• Solid understanding of PBR workflows and experience creating high quality PBR texture sets


• Experience working with Unreal Engine, including asset import, material setup, LODs, and collisions


• Strong awareness of performance constraints and optimization requirements for real time applications


• Ability to work independently, take ownership of assets, and drive them to completion


• Fluent spoken and written English, with strong communication skills in a collaborative environment

Bonus Skills

• Experience working on open world games


• Prior experience on larger or long running projects


• Basic animation skills


• A good understanding of materials and shaders


• Experience working in an indie or small team environment

Working Model

• Fully remote


• Freelance, with a full time option for candidates based in Germany


• Flexible working hours with a strong focus on ownership and trust


• Direct collaboration within a small, focused team

• Work on Ardem, highly anticipated survival game and set a new benchmark


• Small team with high impact, results-driven mindset and fast decision-making


• High ownership and creative freedom


• Flexible working hours (results > green dots)

Please include the following in your application:

• Your CV and a short introduction about yourself and your background


• A portfolio (Git repositories, videos, or similar) showcasing recent work


• A brief description of your role and responsibilities on the showcased projects


• Your availability and your typical contract rate