Freelance 3D Artist (contract)

MVP Games Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MVP Games Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a freelance 3D artist/animator to shape and animate players for a new mobile game. Start October, with potential for ongoing work; Outside IR35.

You’ll own the look from the ground up, not be handed one, and collaborate with two non-technical founders. You should have a strong reel in character movement, be comfortable turning work into Unity-ready mobile content, and work in a stylised direction rather than photoreal.

Qualifications

• UK-based freelancer, able to work with limited direction
• Strong reel focused on character movement and animation
• Comfortable delivering assets for mobile Unity games
• Stylised art direction preferred over photorealism

Responsibilities

• Own look and animation direction from ground up
• Build and animate player characters for mobile game
• Collaborate with two non-technical founders to realise vision
• Deliver assets compatible with Unity and phone performance

Skills

Character animation

3D animation

Unity

Ownership

Tools

Unity

Maya/3ds Max

Mobile optimization

Job description

We're a small studio building a new mobile game from scratch, and we're looking for a freelance 3D artist, an animator at heart, to help build and animate the players in the game.

This is a ground-floor role. There's no established look yet. You'd be helping define it, not filling one in.

What matters to us:

You're UK-based. This one's a must. Bonus points if you are in the North West or London - for potential coffee/beer meet-ups.

Your reel is strong on character movement, and animation is the part of the craft you love most.

You're comfortable taking work all the way into Unity and making it run well on a phone.

You work in a stylised direction rather than photoreal.

An interest in American football is a bonus.

Who you are:

You're happy helping set a look rather than waiting to be handed one.

You're comfortable working from limited direction and taking real ownership.

You can work with two non-technical founders, taking the vision and building on it.

How we work:

We don't care about when or how you work. We care about what you build and whether it's good.

Freelance, starting in October, with real potential for ongoing work as the studio grows. Outside IR35 only.