About the role
Senior 3D Character Artist (Stylized Games | Unity3D)
Location: Remote | International Team
Employment: Full-Time / Long-Term
Position Overview
We are looking for experienced Senior 3D Character Artists with exceptional artistic skills and a passion for creating expressive, appealing, and memorable stylized characters for our game development and co-development projects.
We believe outstanding character art goes beyond technical execution. Every silhouette, proportion, material, and subtle design detail should reinforce a character's personality and make them instantly recognizable.
As part of our character art team, you will create high-quality, production-ready characters from concept through final in-engine implementation, collaborating closely with concept artists, animators, technical artists, and creative leadership.
This is a senior, hands-on role for artists who combine outstanding artistic taste with strong production skills and a deep understanding of real-time game development.
Key Responsibilities
Character Art Creation
* Create high-quality stylized 3D characters with strong silhouettes, appealing proportions, and distinctive personalities.
* Model, sculpt, UV, texture, and refine characters from early blockout through final production.
* Translate 2D concepts into compelling 3D characters while preserving artistic intent and visual storytelling.
* Develop convincing stylized materials, textures, and surface details.
* Maintain a consistent visual language across characters while supporting individuality and creative variety.
Game-Ready Character Production
* Prepare optimized character assets for real-time engines, particularly Unity3D.
* Work with appropriate polygon budgets, UV layouts, texture atlases, LODs, and material constraints.
* Collaborate with rigging and animation teams to ensure characters deform well and support expressive performances.
* Integrate and review character assets in-engine, ensuring visual quality and technical correctness.
* Balance artistic ambition with gameplay readability, mobile performance, and production requirements.
Collaboration & Quality
* Work closely with Character Art Directors, Concept Artists, Animators, and Technical Artists.
* Participate in artistic reviews and contribute to maintaining high character quality standards.
* Provide constructive feedback and support other artists when needed.
* Proactively identify opportunities to improve character appeal, visual consistency, and production workflows.
Requirements
* 5+ years of professional experience as a 3D Character Artist in game development.
* Experience contributing to commercially released game productions.
* Exceptional portfolio demonstrating high-quality stylized 3D characters and strong artistic fundamentals.
* Excellent understanding of anatomy, stylized proportions, shape language, color, and character appeal.
* Strong skills in 3D modeling, sculpting, UV mapping, texturing, and material creation.
* Proficiency in Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, or equivalent professional tools.
* Experience preparing optimized characters for real-time game engines.
* Understanding of character deformation, rigging requirements, and animation-friendly topology.
* Ability to interpret concepts and maintain a consistent artistic style.
* Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and independent problem-solving.
* Fluency in English.
Bonus Skills
* Experience with Unity3D and mobile game development.
* Familiarity with pixel-inspired, simplified, or highly stylized visual aesthetics.
* Experience creating humanoids, creatures, and non-human characters.
* Knowledge of stylized shaders and character material workflows.
* Experience with procedural workflows or character customization systems.
* Experience mentoring other character artists.
* Previous experience working in a co-development environment.
What We Offer
* Opportunity to contribute to visually distinctive game projects.
* High artistic ownership and influence over character quality and presentation.
* Collaboration with experienced character artists, animators, and international creative teams.
* Remote-friendly working environment.
* Competitive compensation and flexible contract options.
* Long-term collaboration and opportunities for professional growth.
* Annual Beffio team retreats and a supportive studio culture.
Ready to Create Characters Players Will Love?
Send us your portfolio and a short introduction. We would love to see stylized characters that demonstrate exceptional artistic quality, personality, and production-ready execution.
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