full time . May 4, 2026

Description

ARCANAUT STUDIOS Senior/Lead Character Artist FULL TIME | BC OR ALBERTA

(REMOTE FRIENDLY) OUR ARC

Arcanaut Studios is ateam of seasoned developersfounded on the axiom that creative freedom and independence lead to better, more innovative games. We believe in the power of small, agile teams.We are decision makers with consistent collaboration across disciplinesthat drive the project vision and create a seamless player experience.

Arcanaut Studios isa Canadian company with offices inEdmonton, AB and Kelowna, BC.We offer a flexible work environment combining from-home, in-office, and remote work as well ascompetitiveindustry compensation and benefits. By joiningus, you will be welcomed into a diverse team of talented developers creating an immersive universe of story, character, and discovery.

YOUR ARC

As a Lead Character Artist, you will bring some of the very first characters in our new Sci-Fi game to life. Working alongside multiple disciplines, you will explore and define the aesthetic and set a gold standard for quality of character art. Your work will span prototyping, look development andcreatinghumans and creatures for the game at final quality.

Responsibilities

- Work with the Creative, Art, and Narrative directors to ideate and adapt aesthetic, gameplay, and narrative concepts into real 3D game characters
- Create all aspects of high-quality characters for Unreal Engine including sculpting and texturing human and alien forms, faces, and hair, as well as both soft andhard surfaceclothing
- Assistwith defining and achieving the finalrenderquality through a keen eye for color theory, articulation, surface response, shape language, and silhouette
- Create, document, and share asset creation best practices
- Actively mentor creative and technical abilities of team members
- Define standards for character art and support the integration and feedback of outsourced assets
- Stay up to date with new and innovative technologies,



proactively incorporating and improving pipelines and processes
- Build believable, expressive, visually stunning characters thatvalidateand further drive gameplay and narrative ambitions
- Collaborate with other team members to ensure art is integrated seamlessly with otherfacetsof the game
- Listen to feedback from stakeholders and translateitinto actionable plans whenappropriate.

Qualifications and Experience

- 10+ years’ experience or, at least three shipped titles as a Character Artist - at leastone as a Senior Character Artist
- A strong portfolio,demonstratingyour masterful ability to create high-quality, realistic, and emotive characters and creatures
- Broad 3D game-art skills including experience with Unreal Engine 4 or higher,photogrammetry, shader editors, cloth simulation, rigging, and animation
- A discerning eye for detail and anatomy
- The ability tooptimizethe overallrenderquality of a character to a high standardwhile supporting clean topology necessary for articulation and deformation
- Self-motivated, with proactive communication skills and the ability to collaboratewell with team members of all development disciplines
- A passion forutilizingart as a storytelling medium to build compelling worlds
- Prior experience with customizable and modular character systems,MetaHuman, and/or high-tech industrial and product design is a bonus

BENEFITS

- We offer a rewards package to help you live your best lifewhile doing your best work, including medicaland dentalcoverage,retirement savings contributionsandaFlexBenefitprogramthathasawidearray ofcoverage tobestfit your personal situation.
- We offer 3 weeks of vacation per year in addition to summer and winter studio breaks that are each two weeks long.
- The hiring range for this position is $110,000–$182,000 CDNin addition to a bi-yearlyperformance-basedbonus.
- The base pay may vary depending on the candidate’s region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Compensation

$110,000.00 - $182,000.00 per year

📌 Lead Character Artist (Edmonton)
🏢 Arcanaut Studios
📍 Edmonton