Senior Character Texture Artist – Cinematic Real-Time

Agbo; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

AGBO is seeking a Senior Character Texture Artist to set the bar for character surfacing across gameplay and cinematics. You will define how character materials are built, structured, and optimized for real-time performance.

You will work with cinematic and technical art teams to translate creative demands into feasible real-time solutions, shaping pipelines, and contributing to asset standards.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of professional experience in Texture/Character/Surfacing art for games or real-time production.
• Proven skill in organic and hard-surface character texturing (skin, cloth, armor, mechanical surfaces).
• Strong command of UV strategy, texel density, and layout for complex character assets.
• Advanced knowledge of material and shader systems, including layered materials and masking.
• Experience bridging cinematic and technical art, translating priorities between creative and technical teams.
• Proficiency with Substance Painter, Substance Designer, or equivalent, and Unreal Engine pipelines.
• A portfolio or reel demonstrating character texturing work is required.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver high-fidelity textures and materials for hero and principal characters.
• Collaborate with cinematics to ensure materials hold up under close‑up camera work and lighting.
• Define shader requirements, material layering, and real-time optimization.
• Translate cinematic quality demands into feasible real-time solutions.
• Set studio standards, tools, and best practices for texturing, UV strategy, and material authoring.
• Coordinate with modelers, riggers, and art direction to maintain visual consistency.
• Solve surfacing problems including dynamic masking, wear states, and rigging effects.
• Maintain organized asset pipelines and naming conventions.
• Bring new tools and techniques to the team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Texture artistry

Character texturing

UV strategy

Shader systems

Cinematic/technical art liaison

Substance Painter/Designer

Unreal Engine pipelines

Portfolio

Tools

Substance Painter

Substance Designer

Unreal Engine

Job description

AGBO is seeking a Senior Character Texture Artist to set the bar for character surfacing across gameplay and cinematics. You will define how character materials are built, structured, and optimized for real-time performance.

You will work with cinematic and technical art teams to translate creative demands into feasible real-time solutions, shaping pipelines, and contributing to asset standards.