Lead Character Artist — Real-Time AAA Visuals & Mentorship

NBCUniversal; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking a Lead Character Artist to own and drive the visual quality of facial characters for an ambitious interactive entertainment experience. You will lead a team, mentor artists, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure assets meet high standards and integrate into gameplay.

The role requires leading, mentoring, and scaling character production, with expertise in Unreal Engine 5 and MetaHuman pipelines, to support ambitious project goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in AAA game development with focus on character art.
• Proven experience leading, mentoring, or managing artists within a production environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality character art for real-time applications.
• Excellent understanding of anatomy, form, proportion, materials and character design principles.
• Experience creating character content for modern game engines and real-time environments.
• Experience with Unreal Engine and production pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Translate art direction into high-quality character assets supporting visual and narrative goals.
• Lead and mentor a team of character artists, fostering collaboration and excellence.
• Review and validate character assets meeting artistic, technical, and production standards.
• Create and oversee development of character content including anatomy, materials, clothing, grooming, and presentation.
• Collaborate with Animation, Design, Tech Art, Engineering and Production to ensure seamless integration into gameplay.

Skills

Character art

Leadership

Unreal Engine

Real-time environments

Art direction

Pipeline improvements

Tools

Unreal Engine

MetaHuman pipelines

Job description

NBCUniversal is seeking a Lead Character Artist to own and drive the visual quality of facial characters for an ambitious interactive entertainment experience. You will lead a team, mentor artists, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure assets meet high standards and integrate into gameplay.

The role requires leading, mentoring, and scaling character production, with expertise in Unreal Engine 5 and MetaHuman pipelines, to support ambitious project goals.