Senior 3D Character Artist
2 days ago
Job description
Project OverviewWe are building a next-generation AI-powered virtual pet mobile application (iOS / Android).
The core of this project is a highly realistic, lifelike 3D dog character that users can:
- Generate from photos (AI-assisted pipeline – separate team handling this)
- Interact with (touch, call, feed, groom)
- Dress up with clothes and accessories
- Grow from puppy to adult
- Use in events and competitions
The most critical requirement:
The dog must feel emotionally alive, natural, and believable — not cartoonish.
We are looking for an experienced 3D Character Artist / Technical Artist who can design and implement a production-ready dog model system for Unity URP.
- Main Responsibilities
- Base Dog Model Creation
- Create a realistic dog base mesh (high quality but optimized for mobile)
- Clean topology suitable for animation
- Production-ready UV layout
- PBR texture setup compatible with URP
- Target mobile 60fps performance
We need:
- Puppy stage
- Adult stage
- Scalable structure for future breeds
- Rigging (Very Important)
- Custom quadruped rig (NOT Mixamo)
- Natural spine flexibility
- Tail dynamics
- Ear and facial subtle motion support
- Compatible with future animation expansion
Must support:
- Walking / running / sitting / lying
- Emotional idle behavior
- Responsive reactions (touch, call, etc.)
- Clothing and Accessories System
We will have:
- Collars
- Harnesses
- T-shirts
- Outerwear
- Event costumes
Requirements:
- Skeletal mesh-based attachment
- Body masking system to prevent clipping
- Modular system supporting multiple layers (collar + shirt + outerwear)
- Texture variation support (color change / decals)
- Growth System Support
The dog must:
- Grow from puppy to adult
- Support body proportion presets (small / medium / large)
- Maintain animation stability across size changes
- Performance Target
- Unity URP
- 60fps target
- Optimized polygon count
- Optimized material usage
- Efficient texture memory use
- Important – Realism Level
Reference direction:
- Realistic fur shading
- Natural muscle movement
- Subtle breathing
- Emotional micro-movements
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- Technical Environment
- Unity URP
- Mobile platform
- Modular architecture
- Expandable animation system
- Future AI integration pipeline
- Ideal Candidate
- 5+ years experience in 3D character production
- Strong quadruped rigging experience
- Experience shipping mobile 3D applications or games
- Strong understanding of optimization
- Experience with Unity import pipeline
- Technical mindset, not only modeling
Bonus:
- Experience with realistic animal modeling
- Experience with mobile fur shaders
- Experience with morph targets or blend shapes
- Deliverables
- Production-ready FBX files
- Clean rig hierarchy
- Optimized textures
- Unity-ready prefabs
- Documentation for clothing attachment system
- Standardized naming conventions
- To Apply, Please Provide
- Portfolio (realistic animals preferred)
- Example of quadruped rig you built
- Example of mobile-optimized character
- Your approach to making animals feel alive
- Estimated timeline for base dog and rig
- Your fixed rate
- Project Timeline
Initial evaluation timeline: 2 to 3 days.
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- In addition to dogs, we will eventually create many other animals such as:Cat, Rabbit, Hamster, Chinchilla, Ferret, Guinea pig, Hedgehog, Tegu, Sugar glider, Squirrel, Prairie dog, and more.
This is a Japanese pet application focused on emotional attachment and long-term engagement.
This first phase is to evaluate the realism quality of the 3D model.
We are not looking for low-cost quick modeling.
We are looking for excellence.
If you are passionate about creating lifelike digital creatures, we would love to work with you.
Contract duration of 1 to 3 months.
Mandatory skills: 3D Modeling, Unity, 3D Animation, 3D Design, Character Design
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