Remote Senior 3D Character Artist: Modular Pipeline Master

Proxima; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Proxima seeks a Senior Technical 3D Character Artist to architect a modular character system with swappable features and a production-ready rig. You will build scalable pipelines, enabling endless NPC variations while prioritizing bold silhouettes and comedic readability.

You will implement a unified rig, facial feature kits, and clothing kits; drive Unity-based animation and Mecanim workflows, ensuring consistent visual direction across the project.

Qualifications

• End-to-end stylized 3D pipeline experience in Blender or equivalent.
• Deep Unity proficiency with Humanoid Avatars, Prefabs and Animator Controllers.
• Socket-based retargeting and modular prop/character attachments.

Responsibilities

• Model, texture, and rig modular, stylized characters for clear readability in extreme states.
• Build and maintain a unified humanoid rig with attachment sockets for shared animations.
• Model modular props and environments with interaction constraints and navmesh compatibility.
• Configure character prefabs and animation states in Unity; drive visual language.

Skills

Blender

Unity

Rigging

Animation scripting

Tools

Blender

Mecanim

Unity

Job description

Proxima seeks a Senior Technical 3D Character Artist to architect a modular character system with swappable features and a production-ready rig. You will build scalable pipelines, enabling endless NPC variations while prioritizing bold silhouettes and comedic readability.

You will implement a unified rig, facial feature kits, and clothing kits; drive Unity-based animation and Mecanim workflows, ensuring consistent visual direction across the project.