Senior 3D Character Artist – Realistic

N-iX Game & VR Studio is seeking an experienced Senior 3D Artist to create realistic 3D characters for AAA games. The role involves sculpting, modeling, and texturing, matching art styles, and collaborating with other artists. Candidates should possess strong anatomy knowledge, proficiency in industry-standard software, and an understanding of character topology and photoreal art pipelines. The position offers flexible work options (remote, office-based, or freelance) and a competitive compensation package.

Must Have

• Creation of realistic characters/creatures
• Match the required art style of a project
• Cooperate with other artists to streamline the art creation process
• Work with the team lead to create a plan and schedule
• Strong sculpting, modeling, and texturing skills
• Ability to follow and correctly interpret the concept
• Strong knowledge of anatomy, color, shape, scale, silhouette, proportion
• Good understanding of character topology for animation
• Strong knowledge of 3dsMax/Maya/Blender, ZBrush, Photoshop, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag
• Ability to create realistic hair with cards
• Understanding of technical limitations and art pipelines for the photoreal character creation
• Strong portfolio showing 3D art skills
• Good organization, time management, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Familiarity with the game development cycle

Good to Have

• Ability to create and texture a 3D model from an image or description
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine 4, Unity
• Ability to communicate in English
• Experience with the AAA production pipeline
• Passion for games

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location-specific benefits

N-iX Game & VR Studio is a team of 100+ professionals, delivering top-quality games, game assets, and VR solutions to various game and media enterprises and startups. Among our clients are Paradox Interactive, Wargaming.NET, Tempo Storm, and other established game businesses and VR startups. We aim for AAA quality of work and offer competitive benefits to our employees.

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior 3D Artist to work remotely, in-house, or on a freelance basis to deliver great-looking, realistic 3D characters for AAA games of different genres.

Responsibilities:

• Creation of realistic characters/creatures
• Match the required art style of a project
• Cooperate with other artists to streamline the art creation process
• Work with the team lead to create a plan and schedule

Required Skills:

• Strong sculpting, modeling, and texturing skills
• Ability to follow and correctly interpret the concept
• Strong knowledge of anatomy, color, shape, scale, silhouette, proportion
• Good understanding of character topology for animation
• Strong knowledge of 3dsMax/Maya/Blender, ZBrush, Photoshop, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag
• Ability to create realistic hair with cards
• Understanding of technical limitations and art pipelines for the photoreal character creation
• Strong portfolio showing 3D art skills
• Good organization, time management, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Familiarity with the game development cycle

As a plus:

• Ability to create and texture a 3D model from an image or description
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine 4, Unity
• Ability to communicate in English
• Experience with the AAA production pipeline
• Passion for games

We offer*:

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
• A competitive salary and good compensation package
• Personalized career growth
• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
• Education reimbursement
• Memorable anniversary presents
• Corporate events and team buildings
• Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers