[Fully Remote] 🔍 Lead Character Artist · Creative Tech & Gaming Leads

Ameen Insan

19d • Fully Remote / Freelance

[Fully Remote] 🔍 Lead Character Artist

🏢 Company: VOID Interactive

🌍 Location: Fully Remote — Dublin, Ireland HQ

(Full-Time employee for Irish residents; Contractor for all other locations)

💻 Type: Contractor (outside Ireland) / Full-Time Employee (Ireland-based)

💸 Pay: Not disclosed

🚀 Apply: https://void.bamboohr.com/careers/101

⚠️ Portfolio is mandatory — no portfolio means no review; AAA shipped title as Character Lead or Director is a hard requirement

🛠️ Skills and requirements

- Experience as Character Lead or Director on a shipped AAA game — mandatory

- Minimum 5 years experience in character art creation for games — mandatory

- Highly experienced in Unreal Engine 5 including character pipelines and MetaHuman creation — mandatory

- Strong understanding of art fundamentals, anatomy, appeal, and multiple art styles — mandatory

- Experience designing characters of wide variety and broad appeal — mandatory

- Strong collaborative nature working alongside senior art directors and discipline leads — mandatory

- Deep understanding of the full game development process and art disciplines — mandatory

- Lead creation and refinement of character concepts, designs, and models aligned with artistic vision

- Oversee and guide the Character Art Team — foster creativity, maintain style and quality consistency

- Collaborate with Directors, Animators, and Engineers for seamless character integration across projects

- Implement efficient workflows and pipelines from concept to final model

- Optimise character assets for performance and compatibility across platforms

- Mentor junior artists and support their professional growth

- Contribute to style guides and documentation for character art consistency

- Provide feedback to outsourced vendors and test updates in Unreal Engine where required

- Bachelor's degree in Art, Animation, or related field — preferred but not essential

👤 Reach Out To: Diana Rodriguez

💡 Stand Out By: VOID Interactive is the studio behind Ready or Not, one of the best-selling tactical FPS games in recent years with a deeply passionate community — this is a high-visibility lead role spanning both live game support and new IP pre-production. Your portfolio must demonstrate AAA-quality realistic character work with military or law enforcement aesthetic familiarity being a clear advantage. MetaHuman pipeline experience in UE5 is explicitly called out — lead with it prominently if you have shipped characters using it. A brief cover letter is optional but strongly recommended given the leadership scope of this role — articulate your vision for character direction, not just your technical credits.

💰 Pay Analysis: Salary undisclosed. For a Lead Character Artist contractor on an AAA live-service title, global market rates typically range $70–$120 USD/hour depending on experience, location, and scope. Irish residents offered as full-time employee — typical AAA Lead Character Artist salaries in Ireland range €65,000–€95,000/year. Contractor applicants should clarify rate, engagement length, and IP ownership terms before signing.

🚩 Watch For: Dual employment model — Irish residents are full-time employees while all others are contractors; benefits, IP rights, and job security differ significantly between the two structures — clarify your arrangement in full before accepting. Role spans both live game (Ready or Not) and pre-production new IP — confirm workload split and whether your primary focus will be live support or new project development. Vendor feedback and outsource management are part of the scope — confirm the scale of outsourcing and internal team size to understand leadership load.

Lead Id: 15779

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