Principal Character Artist (Face)

Location: Hybrid role based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Company

hirify.global is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, theme park, and interactive entertainment content.

What you will do

• Define and maintain quality standards for facial assets across an interactive entertainment project.
• Solve complex artistic and technical challenges involving facial realism, expression, and character performance.
• Develop and evolve facial pipelines, tools, methodologies, and production best practices.
• Work with Animation, Technical Art, and cross-disciplinary teams to integrate facial rigs and performance systems.
• Establish benchmarks and review facial content for consistency with artistic and technical standards.
• Provide high-level expertise and guidance while driving innovation, scalability, and workflow efficiency.

Requirements

• Extensive AAA game development experience focused on modular character art.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality facial modeling and realistic character work.
• Advanced knowledge of human facial anatomy, expressions, performance, and facial systems.
• Expertise with blendshape workflows, facial scanning, real-time pipelines, and modular character production.
• Experience collaborating with Animation and Technical Art teams and solving complex artistic and technical problems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience developing or improving facial pipelines and systems at scale.
• Knowledge of performance capture workflows.
• Experience with Unreal Engine and modern character pipelines such as MetaHuman.
• Experience working with distributed teams or external partners.
• Interest in advancing character realism, expressiveness, and innovative workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an inclusive environment focused on creating content that reflects a diverse world.
• Collaborate across animation, technical art, and other disciplines.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location before a hiring decision.
• Reasonable accommodation is available throughout the application and recruitment process.