Remote Lead Character Artist — Shape Iconic Game Characters

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 15,005,000 - 21,674,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Performance bonuses

Remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Character Artist for a fully remote role with a globally distributed team. You will guide a team of artists in creating high‑fidelity characters for upcoming titles, define artistic direction, and ensure stylistic consistency across projects.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in game character art, an outstanding portfolio, expertise in ZBrush, and proficiency in Maya/Max/Blender, Substance Painter, and engine pipelines like Unreal or Unity.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (7+ years) in character art for video games with leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of character artists, providing artistic direction and technical guidance.

Skills

Character leadership

3D character art

Texturing

Rigging

Art direction

Leadership

Unreal Engine

Unity

Tools

ZBrush

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

Substance Painter

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Character Artist for a fully remote role with a globally distributed team. You will guide a team of artists in creating high‑fidelity characters for upcoming titles, define artistic direction, and ensure stylistic consistency across projects.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in game character art, an outstanding portfolio, expertise in ZBrush, and proficiency in Maya/Max/Blender, Substance Painter, and engine pipelines like Unreal or Unity.