Character Artist (AAA Games)

Location: On-site in Santa Monica, California, United States

Salary: $85,000–$135,000 USD annual base pay, with potential annual bonus and other incentive plans

Company

hirify.global’s Naughty Dog studio develops critically acclaimed, narrative-driven AAA games, including The Last of Us series and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

What you will do

• Sculpt and model outfits, people, and animals for realistic game worlds.
• Texture clothing with wear, color fades, tears, grime, damage, and other details that create a lived-in appearance.
• Texture skin with subsurface scattering, color variation, veins, discoloration, and imperfections.
• Conduct retopology and create efficient UV layouts.
• Create hair cards and fur, and set up shaders.
• Collaborate with concept art, shading, rigging, and other departments to develop a high-quality production pipeline.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any field or a foreign equivalent degree.
• At least two years of experience as a character artist or in a related occupation.
• Experience working on AAA titles as a character artist.
• Knowledge of clothing folds and human anatomy.
• Understanding of the game production pipeline.
• Ability to create lived-in clothing assets through texturing, including color fades, tears, and grime.
• Ability to create natural-looking skin through color variations showing veins, discoloration, and imperfections.
• Proficiency with ZBrush, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, and Photoshop.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work at the Naughty Dog studio in Santa Monica, California.
• Potential eligibility for annual bonuses and other incentive plans.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for new employees.