Senior Character Artist

TL;DR

Senior Character Artist: Creating and texturing high-quality characters for games with an accent on clean geometry, texture, and material work. Focus on conceptualizing, modeling, and storytelling through character art in a professional game development environment.

Location: Onsite in London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of creative services to the video game industry, supporting top published titles.

What you will do

• Create and texture beautifully constructed characters with clean geometry and materials.
• Utilize expertise in Maya, Zbrush, and Photoshop to deliver high-quality character art.
• Collaborate with the Character Art team to conceptualize and model characters that tell stories.
• Work with Unreal Engine 4/5 and use tools like Marvelous Designer and scan development pipelines.
• Apply knowledge of facial blendshapes, wrinkle maps, hair authoring, and MetaHuman technology.

Requirements

• Must be based in or able to work onsite in London, UK.
• Proven experience as a Character Artist with at least one published game.
• Strong skills in Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, and Substance Painter.
• Good understanding of anatomy, topology, UVs, and texturing fundamentals.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, facial blendshapes, hair authoring, and MetaHuman.
• Portfolio demonstrating flexibility, creativity, and technical skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Excellent holiday package and private medical insurance.
• Regular social events and in-house clubs.
• Career progression and ongoing training.
• Company pension scheme and various employee assistance programs.
• Healthy snacks, coffee machine, and cycle to work scheme.