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Character Artist

Naughty Dog· Naughty Dog
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Santa Monica, CA$85k - $135kon-sitePosted today

About the role

Character Artist role based in Santa Monica, CA, on-site. Focus on sculpting, texturing, retopology, hair/fur creation, and collaboration with art, shading, and rigging teams to produce high-quality characters and assets for AAA titles.

Responsibilities

  • Perform sculpting/modeling different outfits, people and animals as needed for a realistic world setting
  • Texture for clothing with an emphasis on wear including grime, giving each asset a backstory through damage and dirt
  • Texture for skin including sub surface scattering, discoloration, imperfections, etc
  • Conduct Retopology and efficient UV layout
  • Create hair cards/fur and setting up shaders
  • Work with other departments such as Concept art, shading, and rigging to develop a high-quality production pipeline

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in any field, or foreign equivalent degree
  • Two (2) years of experience as a character artist, or in a related occupation
  • Experience working on AAA titles as a character artist
  • Knowledge of clothing folds, and human anatomy
  • Understanding of game production pipeline
  • Ability to create clothing assets which feel "lived in" through texturing (demonstrating Color fades, tears, grime, etc.)
  • Ability to make skin feel natural by applying color variations that show veins, discoloration, imperfections, etc.
  • Relevant software proficiencies: Zbrush, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Photoshop

Skills

Required:Sculpting/ModelingTexturingRetopologyHair/fur creationSoftware
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Naughty Dog

Naughty Dog, LLC.

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