full-time . May 4, 2026

Description

ARCANAUT STUDIOS Senior Character Artist FULL-TIME | BC OR ALBERTA

(REMOTE FRIENDLY)

OUR ARC

Arcanaut Studios is a team of seasoned developers founded on the axiom that creative freedom and independence lead to better, more cutting-edge games. We believe in the power of small, agile teams.We are decision makers with consistent collaboration across disciplines that drive the project vision and create a seamless player experience.

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

YOUR ARC

As a Senior 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 and creating humans 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 and hard surface clothing
- Assist with defining and achieving the final render quality 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 external assets
- Stay up to date with new and innovative technologies,



proactively incorporating and improving pipelines and processes
- Build believable, expressive, visually stunning characters that validate and further drive gameplay and narrative ambitions
- Collaborate with other team members to ensure art is integrated seamlessly with other facets of the game
- Listen to feedback from stakeholders and translate it into actionable plans when appropriate.

Qualifications and Experience

- 8+ years’ experience or, at least three shipped titles as a Character Artist - at least one as a Senior Character Artist
- A strong portfolio, demonstrating your 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 to optimize the overall render quality of a character to a high standard while supporting clean topology necessary for articulation and deformation
- Self-motivated, with proactive communication skills and the ability to collaborate well with team members of all development disciplines
- A passion for utilizing art 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 life while doing your best work, including medical and dental coverage, retirement savings contributions and a Flex Benefit program that has a wide array of coverage to best fit 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 $100,300 – $150,000 CDN in addition to a bi-yearly performance-based bonus. The base pay may vary depending on the candidate’s region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Compensation

$100,300.00 - $150,000.00 per year

📌 Senior Character Artist (Kelowna)
🏢 Arcanaut Studios
📍 Kelowna