Character Artist (Game Art)

TL;DR

Character Artist (Game Art): Creating high-quality, game-ready characters for top AAA titles, collaborating with concept, animation, and rigging teams with an accent on stylistic diversity and visual cohesion. Focus on 3D modeling, sculpting, and texturing to consolidate visual direction with design intentions within game production pipelines.

Location: Must reside in Ontario, Canada. Benefits only available for applicants located in US.

Salary: 68k CAD to 82k CAD per year

Company

hirify.global is the largest outsourcing art studio in North America, producing work at the forefront of modern game production.

What you will do

• Create high quality, game-ready characters.
• Collaborate with Concept art, Animation, Rigging teams to ensure high quality and consolidate the visual direction.
• Ensure the visual direction aligns with the design intentions.

Requirements

• A strong portfolio/demo reel with recent work showcasing a range of stylistically different pieces as a character artist for video games (must submit to be considered)
• Preferred experience with Zbrush, Maya, 3DS Max, Marmoset Toolbag and Adobe Substance Painter.
• Must have some experience working in a team environment on a game project.
• Possess a strong grasp of proportions, visual design, and color theory.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling, sculpting, and texturing software.
• Technical proficiency in game art workflows such as topology, UVs, and optimized meshes.
• Must reside in Ontario, Canada.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside dynamic individuals in the gaming industry.
• Work within a company with upward career growth opportunities.
• Work Fully Remote.
• Full Time Employment Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, Voluntary Long-term / Short-term Disability, 401K w/ company match (for applicants located in US only).