Junior Character Artist

TL;DR

Junior Character Artist (Game Art): Creating and texturing beautifully crafted characters with an accent on clean geometry, topology, and storytelling through character design. Focus on modeling, texturing, and using tools like Maya, Zbrush, and Unreal Engine to build high-quality character assets.

Location: Onsite in Liverpool, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is an award-winning game development studio with over 30 years of experience, located in a state-of-the-art studio at Liverpool's Albert Dock.

What you will do

• Conceptualize, model, and texture characters with clean topology and solid fundamentals.
• Collaborate within the Character Art team to create visually compelling characters.
• Utilize tools such as Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, and Unreal Engine 4/5.
• Work with facial blendshapes, wrinkle maps, and hair authoring techniques.
• Support hard surface modeling and MetaHuman workflows.

Requirements

• Must be based onsite in Liverpool, UK.
• At least two years of experience as a Character Artist.
• Strong skills in Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, and Substance Painter.
• Good understanding of topology, UVs, texturing, anatomy, and character form.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5 and familiarity with Marvelous Designer or scan development pipelines is beneficial.

Culture & Benefits

• Excellent holiday package and private medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Friendly, focused, and relaxed working environment with ongoing training and career progression.
• Group income protection, pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, and eye-care vouchers.
• Dog-friendly studio, fresh fruit and snacks, coffee machine, and regular social events including sports and gaming nights.