Senior Character Artist

Rebellion; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Moving assistance

Temporary accommodation

Full support for transition

Job summary

Rebellion in Oxford is seeking an experienced Senior Character Artist to join our passionate Art department and work on an upcoming third-person tactical shooter.

You will deliver high‑quality character models that align with concept art and technical constraints, mentor teammates, and collaborate with Outsource partners to ensure polished in‑engine results.

A strong portfolio demonstrating realistic characters, real‑time hair, and optimization for AAA quality is essential.

Qualifications

• Exceptional eye for detail and artistic direction.
• Strong portfolio of realistic characters including high-poly and in-engine presentation.
• Knowledge of real-time hair for male and female characters with portfolio examples.
• Understanding of character budgets and optimization for AAA-quality characters.
• Excellent knowledge of human anatomy and joint movement.
• Collaborative mindset with eagerness to mentor teammates.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality character models closely matching concept art.
• Familiarize with character list, actions, and psychology to create believable characters.
• Create additional character assets (hair, accessories, armour, weapons).
• Work with Outsource companies to provide asset packs and feedback.
• Provide primary models to technical animators for engine integration.
• Touch up textures after engine integration to optimize quality.
• Deliver clean, optimized low-polygon models and efficient UV layouts.
• Support Lead Character Artist with ad hoc tasks.
• Showcase portfolio covering high-poly, low-poly, UVs, baking, texturing, and in-engine presentation.
• Demonstrate Marvelous Designer cloth pipeline knowledge.
• Create realistic real-time hair with demonstrated examples.
• Understand budgets and optimization for AAA-quality characters.
• Maintain strong human anatomy knowledge.
• Collaborate and mentor teammates.

Skills

Character modeling

Real-time hair

Rigging and skinning

Marvelous Designer

Texture & UVs

Tools

Blender

Unreal Engine

Unity

CryEngine

Marvelous Designer

Job description

We want you to#JOINTHEREBELLION!

For 30 yearswe’vebeen independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games.We have our own filmstudio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Character Artist to join our passionate Art department to work on an upcoming3rdperson tactical shooter.

You will play a key role in the team producing high-quality character models for the project and ensure that the integration of the work is in line with the technical constraints and artistic direction.

You will be working within an experienced team with a proven record of delivering quality products. The ideal candidate shoulddemonstratean exceptional eye for detail, creative flair, and a drive for excellence.

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including movingassistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to yournew environment.

Responsibilities:

• Produce high-quality character models in their entirety respecting as closely as possible the concept art
• Become familiar with the character list and understand their actions and psychological aspects to create credible characters
• Createadditionalcharacter assets such as hair, accessories, armour, weapons, etc
• Work with Outsource companies to provideasset packsand give detailed feedback on their work
• Provideprimary models to technical animators so they can integrate them into the engine and test first gameplay intentions.
• Touch-up textures after engine integration tooptimizequality
• Deliver clean andoptimizedlow polygon models, and efficient UV layouts according to the project’s technical requirements
• Support the Lead Character Artist in any ad hoc tasks and duties
• A strong portfolioshowcasingrealistic characters, with clear breakdowns covering all stages of production including high-poly, low-poly, UVs, baking,texturingand in-engine presentation.
• Solid knowledge of the Marvelous Designer cloth pipeline,demonstratedthrough portfolio examples.
• Strong experience creating real-time hair for realistic male and female characters, with examples included in your portfolio.
• Expert understanding of character budgets and optimisation for AAA-quality characters.
• Excellent knowledge of human anatomy, including joint movement and muscle structure.
• A collaborative mindset, with a willingness to share knowledge, support teammates, and mentor junior artists.

Desirable

• Good knowledge of scanning pipelines for clothing,headsand props.
• Comfortable using Blender for day-to-day production work.
• Experience working with at least one major game engine such as Unreal Engine,Unityor CryEngine.
• Solid understanding of rigging and skinning for both human characters and creatures.
• Experience working with outsourcing teams or managing external partners.
• Strong problem-solving skills and an interest in contributing to advanced character research and development.
• Knowledge of Facial Action Coding System (FACS) andblendshapecreation.

We offer an extensivebenefits package to our team including:

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days)&Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days)
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
• Plusloads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able todemonstratetheir ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.

Find out more about us here

Our size,stability, and the variety of in-houseexpertiseacross multiple industries, makes Rebellioncompletely unique! We workin our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. Wefoster an inclusive culture where you areencouraged to be yourself,to express your creativity andyourtalent. We are people focused and will support you in every way tocanbe the best at what youdo.We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly,creative,and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managedprojects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams toensure you are fully supported withyourphysical and Mental Well-being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to ourculture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. Weencourageall demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity,neurodiversityand beyond, becausea representativeteam makes betterproducts.