3D Character Artist & Animator

Skills
AnimeAtlasExpressiveMimicModelingOptimizationScripting
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Strong portfolio of anime-style or stylized 3D characters
  • Expert in Blender for modeling rigging animation and materials
  • Comfortable working in Unity to integrate characters and test live behavior
  • Proven experience developing cel-shading materials that mimic 2D anime style
  • Solid understanding of facial rigging and expressive body movement
  • Familiar with mobile optimization best practices including polycount texture atlases and LODs
  • Able to work independently and iterate quickly with feedback

Nice to have

  • Anime interest
  • Romantic RPG interest
  • AI-driven character interest
  • Hybrid animation familiarity
  • Async collaborator
  • Independent worker

Day to day

  • Model high-fidelity stylized humanoid characters from concept art
  • Rig full-body and facial animation systems with blendshapes bones and expressions
  • Develop and implement anime-style cel shaders in Unity for mobile-friendly in-game characters
  • Create reusable animation clips and collaborate with AI and Unity teams to integrate emotion-driven behavior