3D Stylized Character Artist (Junior to Senior Level)

1 Month ago • 1-5 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

The role involves designing and modeling stylized 3D characters with exaggerated proportions and expressive silhouettes based on concept art and narrative themes. The artist will utilize tools like ZBrush, Maya/Blender, and Substance Painter to sculpt forms, focusing on character, gesture, and appeal. Responsibilities also include applying stylized or hand-painted texturing techniques, maintaining a strong focus on silhouette and form, delivering clean topology, and collaborating with other team members. The ideal candidate should be able to take feedback and be up-to-date with current trends in stylized character design. This role requires a passion for creating bold, memorable characters.
Must have:
  • 1-5+ years of experience in game development, focusing on stylized character art
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating creative anatomy interpretation with cartoony influences
  • Solid sculpting skills in ZBrush, emphasizing silhouette, gesture, and expression
  • Proficiency in hand-painted or stylized texture creation using Substance Painter
  • A good eye for shape design, rhythm, and character appeal
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills within multidisciplinary teams

Job Details

Our AAA Art team is expanding!

Are you passionate about crafting bold, memorable characters with expressive shapes and personality? We’re looking for talented Stylized Character Artists who excel at exaggeration, creative anatomy, and painterly detail to bring vibrant worlds to life. Whether you're just getting started or a seasoned pro, if your characters have soul—we want to see them.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and model stylized 3D characters with exaggerated proportions and expressive silhouettes, based on concept art and narrative themes.
  • Use tools like ZBrush, Maya/Blender, and Substance Painter to sculpt forms that emphasize character, gesture, and appeal—not strict realism.
  • Apply stylized or hand-painted texturing techniques, using non-PBR or simplified PBR workflows, to achieve painterly or illustrative surface detail.
  • Maintain a strong focus on silhouette, form language, and personality in every character you create.
  • Deliver clean, animation-ready topology and optimized UVs.
  • Work closely with concept artists, animators, and riggers to ensure designs translate well through the pipeline.
  • Take and implement feedback from Art Leads and Directors with professionalism and a collaborative spirit.
  • Stay up-to-date with current trends in stylized character design, visual storytelling, and game art tools.

Requirements:

  • 1–5+ years of experience in game development, ideally with a focus on stylized character art.
  • A strong portfolio that shows creative interpretation of anatomy, with cartoony, anime, or painterly influences.
  • Solid sculpting skills in ZBrush or similar, with emphasis on silhouette, gesture, and expression.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in hand-painted or stylized texture creation using Substance Painter, Photoshop, or equivalent tools.
  • A good eye for shape design, rhythm, and character appeal.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills within multidisciplinary teams.
  • For senior candidates: at least one shipped stylized title or equivalent project experience.

If you're ready to breathe life into stylized characters and help define the visual soul of a game, we’d love to hear from you!

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Secret 6 is a leader in video game co-development and 3D art production for console, PC, mobile, and VR gaming platforms. We’re passionate about building, creating, and playing the next best things in the video game industry. Our offices in Manila and Madrid have lived and embodied our core principles which have pushed us to go beyond perfect, because that’s how we are – in and out of the office.
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