Senior Character Artist - Real-Time 3D & PBR Mastery

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Character Artist in Randburg, Gauteng to lead character creation for our high-profile game projects. You will sculpt, texture, and refine characters from concepts, ensuring they meet art direction and technical requirements for real-time rendering.

We expect 5+ years of professional character art in games, with strong anatomy knowledge and expertise in Maya/3ds Max/Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer, and Photoshop.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as a Character Artist in games with a strong portfolio.
• Proficiency in Maya, 3ds Max, or Blender and ZBrush.
• Expertise in Substance Painter/Designer and Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of anatomy and proportions for humans and creatures.
• Experience with game-ready assets in Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Knowledge of PBR workflows and material creation.
• Good topology and UV layout practices for efficient texturing and animation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Sculpt, model, and texture high-quality 3D characters for real-time rendering.
• Create detailed character anatomy, facial features, hair, and clothing.
• Develop and apply PBR materials and textures for realistic or stylized looks.
• Work from concept art to match the established art direction.
• Collaborate with riggers and animators to ensure proper setup.
• Optimize assets for performance, manage polygons, textures, and LODs.
• Participate in art reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Stay updated with latest character art techniques and tools.
• Troubleshoot technical issues in asset creation and implementation.
• Contribute to pipelines and workflows for character art.

Skills

Character art

Anatomy understanding

Team collaboration

Art direction interpretation

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Blender

ZBrush

Substance Painter

Substance Designer

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Character Artist in Randburg, Gauteng to lead character creation for our high-profile game projects. You will sculpt, texture, and refine characters from concepts, ensuring they meet art direction and technical requirements for real-time rendering.

We expect 5+ years of professional character art in games, with strong anatomy knowledge and expertise in Maya/3ds Max/Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer, and Photoshop.