Character Designer (Game Art)

TL;DR

Character Designer (Game Art): Forming original characters for animated films, exploring diverse ideas for film’s characters with an accent on shape variation, degree of caricature and stylization, age, and body type. Focus on designing costumes, providing color styling for characters, and working closely with Modelers to understand how 2D drawings inform 3D shapes.

Salary: $89,752 - $135,000

Company

hirify.global Animation is a leading producer of high-quality, award-winning, animated films and series, reaching consumers around the globe.

What you will do

• Demonstrate strong conceptual ideas and visual creativity to form original characters.
• Explore and generate a large quantity of diverse ideas for film’s characters.
• Build pages of deeper development for a given character, including facial expressions, body gestures, poses, and attitudes that reflect the inner workings of the character.
• Design costumes and may provide color styling for characters.
• Work closely with Modelers and understand how 2D drawings inform 3D shapes.
• Communicate progress of work to production staff and ensure all deadlines are met.

Requirements

• Ability to think and design from concept to finish independently.
• Strong understanding of design principles and solid understanding of 3D form.
• Able to adapt to a broad range of styles from realistic to stylized.
• Strong time management skills.

Nice to have

• Proficient in Photoshop, knowledge of Maya and/or ZBrush a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote position.
• hirify.global creates a diverse array of original content in a variety of formats, delivering compelling stories with unique characters.
• Value is placed on the experiences talent brings to the table from their own non-traditional paths to success.
• Frequent communication, transparency, and trust are believed to yield the best work.
• A community of artists, technologists, innovators, and creators, who are passionate about animation and also happen to love eating lunch together.