Character Artist

You will be responsible for creating photorealistic characters from scratch, including humans, creatures, and stylized variants. Additionally, you will handle the full pipeline which includes Modeling, Sculpting, Texturing, Grooming, LookDev, Lighting, Rigging, and Realtime integration. Collaboration with tech, animation, and pipeline teams to deliver production-ready assets will be a key part of your role. You will also need to optimize characters for VFX and Unreal Engine workflows and work on 3D Scan/4D Scan data to create photoreal digital-doubles. Key Responsibilities: - Create photorealistic characters from scratch, including humans, creatures, and stylized variants. - Handle the full pipeline: Modeling, Sculpting, Texturing, Grooming, LookDev, Lighting, Rigging, and Realtime integration. - Collaborate with tech, animation, and pipeline teams to deliver production-ready assets. - Optimize characters for VFX and Unreal Engine workflows. - Work on 3D Scan/4D Scan data to create photoreal digital-doubles. Softwares: You must be fluent in the following tools: - Maya - ZBrush - Mari - Arnold - Houdini - XGen (Grooming) - Nuke - Photoshop - Wrap3D / Wrap4D - Unreal Engine - Marvelous Designer Required Skill Sets: - Strong understanding of anatomy, silhouette, and form. - Expert in high-poly and low-poly character workflows. - Mastery of PBR texturing, UDIMs, displacement & normal workflows. - Experience developing hair/fur grooms (XGen, Houdini). - Lookdev proficiency in Arnold/Renderman and realtime shaders in Unreal. - Ability to set up functional rigs or work closely with rigging teams. - Understanding of facial pipelines, FACS, blenshapes and scan processing (Wrap3D/4D). - Strong artistic eye + technical problem-solving abilities.,