Digital Human Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Digital Human Artist (Gamedev): Creating and managing photorealistic human assets for high-end film and special projects with an accent on portraiture rendering and asset hand-off. Focus on bridging VFX and real-time pipelines while ensuring anatomical accuracy and photorealistic surface detail.

Location: Must be based in London or able to commute for 2 days on-site per week

Company

hirify.global is a world-leading visual effects facility founded in 1975, renowned for setting industry standards in film effects, AR, VR, and immersive cinema.

What you will do

• Generate photorealistic hero digital doubles using modeling, texturing, and look-development workflows.
• Achieve accurate portraiture likenesses from reference materials for conceptual approval.
• Implement hybrid workflows that bridge traditional VFX and real-time pipelines.
• Collaborate with Show supervision and creature technical directors to ensure consistent photorealistic finishes.
• Contribute to team growth by sharing knowledge and refining best practices.
• Manage static facial expression poses and complex texture maps with multi-frequency displacement.

Requirements

• Location: Must be able to work 2 days on-site per week in London.
• Proven experience in digital doubles creation within VFX, games, or relevant industries.
• Strong understanding of human anatomy and proportion for likeness.
• Familiarity with photogrammetry workflows and data processing.
• Ability to manage complex texture maps and displacement for surface detail.
• Collaborative mindset with strong communication skills and production-level proactivity.

Nice to have

• Production experience with Mari.
• Advanced understanding of skin shading workflows.
• Knowledge of real-time engines, zbrush, mudbox, katana, or nuke.
• Experience with xgen or houdini groom toolsets.
• Background in real-time digital humans.

Culture & Benefits

• Work at the forefront of the digital revolution in film and immersive media.
• Opportunity to contribute to world-class entertainment and visual effects projects.
• Collaborative, inclusive work environment fostering creativity and innovation.
• Supportive team culture focusing on knowledge sharing and professional development.
• Flexible work arrangements including hybrid remote policy.