Environmental Artist (Mobile VR) – Colors of Our Memories

HappySisyphus

📍 Remote | 🎮 Unpaid Upfront (Profit Share) | 🎨 Flexible

Happy Sisyphus Productions (https://www.happy-sisyphus.com) is looking for an Environmental Artist to help bring our immersive VR experience, Colors of Our Memories, to life. This is an opportunity for someone passionate about mobile VR optimization to contribute to a meaningful, emotionally driven project while gaining hands-on experience in a supportive, collaborative team.

About the Project

Colors of Our Memories is a narrative-driven VR experience where players explore a black-and-white world, restoring color through interactive memories of love and loss. The game is set to release on Meta Quest and followed by Steam in the coming months.

What We’re Looking For

We need an artist skilled in optimizing existing assets rather than full asset creation. Our environments are built using purchased assets from the Unreal Marketplace, but they need serious optimization for mobile VR performance. Your role will primarily involve:

✅ Reducing Draw Calls – Combining meshes, using texture atlases, optimizing materials, and efficient LOD usage.

✅ Trim Sheets & UV Optimization – Maximizing texture efficiency while keeping detail quality.

✅ Performance Profiling & Fixing – Identifying performance bottlenecks and improving frame rates in UE5 for Quest 2/3.

✅ Some Custom Asset Creation – Only as needed, keeping the focus on optimization.

Who Should Apply?

🎨 Artists with Unreal Engine 5 experience, particularly in mobile VR optimization.

🎮 Those with a background in trim sheets, texture atlases, and efficient asset workflows.

🚀 People recently laid off or looking for experience on a shipped VR game.

💡 Passionate creators who want to contribute to a team-driven project with a unique emotional story.

Compensation & Perks

🔹 Profit Share – While this is an unpaid upfront role, a percentage of game profits will be shared.

🔹 Shipped Title Credit – You’ll be credited in a game launching on Meta Quest and Steam.

🔹 Indie Team Experience – Work with a creative, driven team in a collaborative environment.

🔹 Flexible Commitment – Work at your own pace. We understand paid work always comes first.

If you’re interested in helping us bring Colors of Our Memories to life while sharpening your VR optimization skills, let’s chat! 🚀

📩 Send us an email at contact@happy-sisyphus.com with your portfolio and experience.