3D Character Art Generalist

Are you a versatile 3D Character Art Generalist with a passion for stylised worlds and a love for variety in your work?

We’re working with an innovative independent game studio looking for a skilled 3D Character Art Generalist to join their remote team on a 4–6 month contract, with potential for extension based on performance and project needs.

If you thrive in fast-paced, creative environments and enjoy working across character modelling, animation, and technical implementation in Unreal Engine 5, this could be a perfect fit.

What you’ll be doing:

Character Art Creation

• Develop stylised characters from concept through sculpting, retopology, and hand-painted texturing

• Bake maps and optimise assets for real-time performance in UE5

• Create expressive and visually impactful materials

Animation

• Animate character attacks and gameplay-critical movements for both player and enemy characters

Technical Art (Characters)

• Rig and implement characters in Unreal Engine 5

• Set up shaders and ensure clean integration into the game engine

Bonus Experience (Nice to Have):

• Prop Art – model and texture stylised props or prep assets for team handoff

• Technical Art – shader editing, reactive physics for props or environments

• VFX – basic particle effects for characters or environmental elements

• Lighting – create lighting scenarios that support mood, palette, and art direction

What we’re looking for:

• Excellent understanding of form, proportion, and colour

• Strong hand-painted texturing skills

• Deep familiarity with stylised asset creation pipelines for UE5

• Comfortable with tools such as Blender, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Photoshop, or similar

• Ability to sketch or quickly concept visuals to communicate ideas

Why join this project?

Creative Variety – Work across disciplines on highly stylised, emotionally driven content
Tight-Knit Team – Collaborate with passionate developers, designers, and artists
Growth Culture – Learn from others, share your knowledge, and flex your creativity

If you’re a multi-skilled character artist who thrives on creative challenges and loves building immersive, stylised experiences, apply to Joe at Skillsearch here: jm@skillsearch.com

Years of experience and salary levels are shown purely as a guide. We will only consider applications from candidates that can demonstrate the skills or experience required for the role.

Please be aware that while we would love to respond to every application we receive, due to high numbers we cannot guarantee this. We do however appreciate any time you invest into the application and will make sure to get in touch should anything in future more closely fit your skillset.