Vertpaint Studios | Character Artist

We’re Hiring: Character / Creature Artists

We’re looking for exceptional Character and Creature Artists who can bring characters to life at a top-tier, high-end visual quality.

Requirements:

• Strong skills in character and/or creature sculpting, texturing, material setup and look development.
• Demonstrated experience with the full real-time game character creation pipeline, with a strong understanding of clean topology, particularly for deformation and animation.
• Ability to deliver at comparable standards to our existing character work (see link below for reference)
• Unreal Engine experience is required.

Please refer to the link below for a reference of the visual quality we’re targeting.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8BzwYq

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with
  
  lighting
  
  in Unreal Engine
• An understanding of
  
  photogrammetry capture and processing
  
• Background or strong interest in
  
  horror
  
  aesthetics and genre
• Previously
  
  shipped titles
  
  on PC or console
• Familiarity with varied tools (e.g., Houdini, Substance Designer etc.)

Why Join Us?

• We’ve proudly maintained a
  
  100%
  
  
  staff retention
  
  rate since founding the studio in 2019.
• Work on
  
  visually ambitious, narrative-driven projects
  
  with a unique identity
• Fully remote team with flexible hours
• Opportunity to work on high-end portfolio content with timely publication.

Note on Working Hours:

Working hours must meaningfully overlap with regular UK business hours (BST), to ensure effective communication and collaboration with the team.

To Apply

Send your

portfolio

,

CV

, and a short note about why you’re interested in the role.

Please note: Only applicants with a strong portfolio focused on realism will be considered.