Lead / Principal Character Artist at Jobgether – UK

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Lead / Principal Character Artist - Studio Elevation in United Kingdom.

In this senior creative leadership role, you will define and elevate the visual standard of character art across a high-quality game production. You will combine hands-on character creation with strategic artistic direction, ensuring consistency, performance, and visual excellence. Acting as a key bridge between art, design, narrative, and technical teams, you will help shape cohesive character experiences that support gameplay and storytelling. You will also contribute to refining pipelines and workflows to improve scalability and efficiency. Alongside production delivery, you will mentor artists and foster a collaborative, high-performance creative environment. This is a fully remote UK-based role offering the opportunity to influence both artistic vision and team development at a studio level.

• Define, maintain, and champion high-quality standards for character art across the project, ensuring visual consistency and excellence.
• Contribute to and help guide the overall character art direction in alignment with creative leadership and project vision.
• Lead the development and optimisation of character pipelines, workflows, and production best practices to support scalability and efficiency.
• Provide hands-on support in character creation where needed, including modelling, texturing, and material work.
• Review character assets and deliver clear, constructive feedback to maintain quality and coherence across the team.
• Collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary teams including concept, animation, design, narrative, tech, and production to ensure alignment.
• Support production planning by estimating tasks, tracking progress, and helping ensure milestones are met.
• Oversee and support outsourcing pipelines, including feedback, integration, and quality assurance of external work.

• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in the games industry in a character art role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality character art, including modelling, texturing, and material creation.
• Proven experience contributing to or leading character art direction and delivery on game projects.
• Strong understanding of real-time character production pipelines and optimisation for performance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with confidence working across multiple disciplines.
• Experience working with external partners or outsourcing teams, including review and feedback processes.
• Ability to design and support efficient, scalable production workflows.
• Passion for mentoring, knowledge sharing, and supporting the growth of other artists.
• Nice to have: experience across multiple platforms or hardware targets.
• Nice to have: familiarity with diverse character styles, genres, or art directions.
• Nice to have: involvement in hiring, onboarding, or team development initiatives.

• Fully remote working model within the United Kingdom.
• 12-month fixed-term contract with competitive salary based on experience.
• Flexible working hours supporting work-life balance.
• Additional time off perks, including birthday leave and occasional wellbeing days.
• Generous holiday allowance and pension scheme.
• Private healthcare and life insurance coverage.
• Dedicated time and support for personal development and career growth.
• Regular team socials and a strong focus on culture, wellbeing, and inclusivity.
• Opportunity to work on high-profile immersive VR game projects in a creative, innovative environment.