Character Artist (Unreal Engine)
Job Description
Kavaliro is seeking a talented Mid-Level Character Artist for our game studio client with a strong focus on clothing creation and character customization to join their development team working in Unreal Engine 5. In this role, you’ll help bring characters to life by creating high-quality apparel, gear, and character assets that support a visually rich and immersive game world. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of character pipelines, cloth workflows, and real-time optimization, along with a passion for creating believable and stylish wearable assets for modern games.
Responsibilities
- Create high-quality character assets with a strong emphasis on clothing, armor, wearable gear, and layered apparel systems
- Sculpt, model, retopologize, UV, texture, and implement character clothing assets for real-time gameplay in Unreal Engine 5
- Collaborate closely with character art, concept art, animation, and technical art teams to ensure visual consistency and functionality
- Develop clothing assets that support character customization, modular systems, and multiple body types
- Author realistic and stylized materials, fabric details, surface wear, and texture variation
- Work with rigging and animation teams to ensure clothing deforms properly during gameplay and cinematics
- Assist with cloth simulation setup, optimization, and troubleshooting for in-game performance
- Maintain clean asset organization and follow established art pipelines, naming conventions, and technical standards
- Optimize character and clothing assets for performance while maintaining high visual fidelity
- Participate in reviews, feedback sessions, and iterative development processes
- 3+ years of professional experience as a Character Artist in the game industry
- Strong portfolio demonstrating character art and clothing creation for real-time games
- Experience creating clothing assets for modern game engines, preferably Unreal Engine 5
- Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Maya, Blender, and Substance 3D Painter
- Strong understanding of anatomy, garment construction, fabric behavior, and silhouette design
- Experience with topology optimization and real-time asset constraints
- Familiarity with PBR workflows, material creation, and texture authoring
- Understanding of rigging considerations, skinning, and cloth simulation workflows
- Ability to receive and implement artistic and technical feedback effectively
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Experience building modular character systems or cosmetic customization pipelines
- Familiarity with Chaos Cloth or other cloth simulation systems in Unreal Engine 5
- Experience working on open-world, RPG, survival, or multiplayer titles
- Knowledge of hair workflows, accessories, or hard-surface character props
- Experience with scan data, photogrammetry, or realistic character pipelines
- Familiarity with technical art workflows, shader setup, or material optimization
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