AAA 3D Character Artist - Cross-Platform & Collaborative

Pole To Win International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Side, a global game development company, is building its talent pool for ongoing co-development opportunities in character art. This mid-level role focuses on modeling, texturing, and optimizing character assets for AAA-quality games across PC, console, mobile, and VR/AR.

You will work with art leads and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with artistic vision and technical requirements, while contributing to multiple project pipelines and ensuring asset quality and performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Character Artist in the video game industry.
• Demonstrated contribution to at least one shipped title on PC, console, mobile, or VR/AR.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality 3D character assets, including organic and hard surface elements, from concept to final game-ready models.
• Collaborate with art leads, designers, and animators to ensure characters align with the project’s artistic vision and technical requirements.
• Develop textures and materials using industry-standard tools, ensuring assets are optimized for performance across platforms.
• Work within established pipelines and workflows to maintain consistency and efficiency in asset creation.
• Ensure proper topology, rigging, and skinning for characters to meet animation and gameplay requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges related to character development.
• Actively participate in team critiques, offering and receiving feedback to refine assets.

Skills

Character art

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

ZBrush

Maya

3ds Max

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Job description

Side, a global game development company, is building its talent pool for ongoing co-development opportunities in character art. This mid-level role focuses on modeling, texturing, and optimizing character assets for AAA-quality games across PC, console, mobile, and VR/AR.

You will work with art leads and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with artistic vision and technical requirements, while contributing to multiple project pipelines and ensuring asset quality and performance.