Character Sculptor, Adult Series (On-Site)

Location: On-site in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company

hirify.global is an independently owned Canadian animation entertainment company producing feature and episodic CG content for major streaming platforms.

What you will do

• Sculpt high-quality stylized characters from concept artwork, turnarounds, references, and creative direction.
• Translate 2D designs into 3D characters while preserving silhouette, proportions, personality, graphic appeal, and visual intent.
• Develop anatomically convincing heads, faces, bodies, hands, clothing, hair, and character-specific details for a premium production standard.
• Create expressive facial forms for nuanced acting, emotion, and close-up performance.
• Collaborate with character design, art direction, modeling, rigging, grooming, look development, and animation departments.
• Iterate on feedback, maintain consistency across the cast, and help establish character standards, workflows, benchmarks, and R&D tests.

Requirements

• Strong professional character-sculpting experience in animation, feature film, games, cinematics, or visual effects.
• Advanced proficiency in ZBrush and a strong understanding of human and facial anatomy, proportion, gesture, silhouette, and shape language.
• Portfolio demonstrating sophisticated stylized characters grounded in believable anatomy and expressive design.
• Understanding of how sculpted forms translate into topology, rigging, deformation, grooming, surfacing, and animation.
• Ability to adapt to an established visual style, work across varied character types, manage multiple assets, and meet production schedules.
• Strong communication, organization, collaboration, artistic judgment, and ability to incorporate feedback quickly.

Nice to have

• Experience with premium adult animated series, AAA games, high-end cinematics, or stylized animated features.
• Experience with Maya, Blender, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Mari, or Houdini.
• Knowledge of production-ready modeling, character topology, rigging, facial rigging, blendshape, and facial-expression workflows.
• Experience sculpting clothing, folds, armor, props, or costume elements, or a background in traditional sculpture, life drawing, anatomy study, or character design.
• Experience establishing a visual language or character pipeline for a new production.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with artists across the full animation pipeline on CG franchises for major streaming platforms.
• Access current tools and software, continuous learning, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible, autonomous, and supportive workplace culture with regular virtual and in-person social events.
• Comprehensive extended health, dental, vision, prescription drug, paramedical, mental health, and wellness coverage.
• On-site gym, pet-friendly studio, direct deposit, and a competitive total rewards package.