Game Artist: 2D/3D Asset Creation & Animation

Caliberly

Dubai

On-site

AED 134,000 - 201,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Career growth
Dynamic environment
Global exposure

Job summary

Caliberly in Dubai seeks a skilled Game Artist to translate the artistic vision into production-ready assets. You will craft characters, environments, props and UI elements while collaborating with designers, programmers and other artists to ensure visual coherence and technical feasibility.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, proficiency with Maya/Blender, Photoshop and game engines, and strong English communication. Arabic skills are a plus in our diverse studio environment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts / related field or equivalent experience.
  • 3–5 years of experience as a Game Artist or similar role with a portfolio of 2D/3D assets.
  • Proficiency with industry tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya/3ds Max/Blender, Substance Painter) and familiarity with Unity/Unreal.
  • Strong fundamentals in color theory, composition, lighting, anatomy, transforms and storytelling.
  • Understanding of asset pipelines and performance constraints across platforms (mobile/console/PC).
  • Excellent communication and teamwork; able to take critique and refine work accordingly.
  • Fluency in English; Arabic a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Create concept art for characters, environments, props and other assets; iterate with feedback.
  • Model and texture 3D assets or produce 2D art suitable for game platforms; optimize for performance.
  • Animate characters or UI elements and support animation workflow.
  • Collaborate with designers, programmers, UI/UX artists and other teams to integrate assets.
  • Maintain art style guidelines and ensure memory/polygon budgets are respected.
  • Prepare asset documentation and hand-off to developers; manage versioning.

Skills

Artistic skills
English fluency
Teamwork
Communication
Attention to detail
Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts / related field

Tools

Photoshop
Illustrator
Maya
3ds Max
Blender
Substance Painter
Unity
Unreal

Job description

Caliberly in Dubai seeks a skilled Game Artist to translate the artistic vision into production-ready assets. You will craft characters, environments, props and UI elements while collaborating with designers, programmers and other artists to ensure visual coherence and technical feasibility.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, proficiency with Maya/Blender, Photoshop and game engines, and strong English communication. Arabic skills are a plus in our diverse studio environment.

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