TL;DR

Realistic 3D Characters Grooming Team Lead: Leading a team of character artists specializing in photorealistic hairstyle creation for game development projects with an accent on maintaining high artistic and technical standards. Focus on mentoring, quality control, and managing full-cycle character creation pipelines including sculpting, modeling, texturing, and grooming.

Location: Remote with candidates from Armenia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Great Britain, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine

Company

%hirify_global% is an international art production and game development outsourcing company working with top global publishers to deliver high-end game art and animation solutions.

What you will do

Lead and develop the 3D Realistic Characters Sub-division and manage projects in this area
Ensure quality control of the team’s artistic and technical output
Provide guidance and solve artistic and technical challenges within the team
Organize team workflows and create technical specifications and guides
Participate in hiring as a technical interviewer and reviewer
Create high-poly and low-poly photorealistic character models, UV mapping, texture baking, and texturing

Requirements

Upper-Intermediate+ English proficiency required for collaboration and documentation
Remote work from specified countries only
Proven experience as a Team Lead in 3D Grooming Art within game development
Strong skills in mentoring, quality control, and full-cycle character creation pipelines
Experience with tools such as ZBrush, 3ds Max/Maya, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter

Nice to have

Experience with game engines
Ability to create creatures
Understanding of rigging and animation pipelines
Strong foundational drawing skills

Culture & Benefits

Competitive financial reward
Work on projects with top global game publishers
Diversity and inclusion culture
Community of passionate game professionals