3D Creature Artist for Fantasy Game Development ( REVSHARE )

Company: Axiosys Studios

🌌 3D Character Artist – Dark Fantasy Game
📍 Remote | Equity/Rev-Share | Unreal Engine 5 | Dark Fantasy
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE:
This is currently a revenue-share/equity-based position as we finalize our initial funding rounds. We're building a core team of passionate creatives who believe in the long-term vision of Mawforged.
🧙 About Mawforged
Mawforged is a first-person dark fantasy strategic warfare game developed in Unreal Engine. Players lead factions through brutal combat, political maneuvering, and resource-driven warfare deep within the cavernous underground world known as the Maw.
Explore more at:
🌐 https://www.mawforged.com/
🛒 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373310/Mawforged/
🎨 Role Overview
We’re looking for a 3D Character Artist who can take characters from concept to in-engine, game-ready quality.
🖌️ Responsibilities
* Own the full character pipeline: blockout → high-poly sculpt → low-poly/retopo → UVs → bakes → textures → UE5 integration
* Build modular armor/clothing kits, weapons, and variant sets for factions (Elves, Dwarves, Orcs)
* Author PBR materials in Substance; set up master materials/instances in UE5
* Prepare assets for rigging/animation (clean deformation, edge flow, skinning notes)
* Create LODs, collision proxies, and optimize for performance (Nanite/HLOD awareness)
* Collaborate with Concept, Tech Anim, and Gameplay to hit silhouette, readability, and gameplay needs
✅ Requirements
* A strong portfolio of real-time characters (humanoid + creatures)
* Proficiency in ZBrush, Blender/Maya, Substance Painter/Designer, and UE5 import/shaders
* Excellent anatomy, cloth/hard-surface skills, clean topology, and baking discipline (normal/AO/ID)
* Experience preparing assets for rigging, facial work, and animation systems
⭐ Bonus Points
* UE5 Groom/hair cards, cloth sim prep, or blendshape/facial pipelines
* Experience with modular gear systems, MetaHuman customization, or photogrammetry cleanup
* Multiplayer performance awareness (texture memory, streaming, LOD strategy)
🎁 What We Offer
* Full creative input on environment design and worldbuilding
* A flexible remote setup with a small, passionate team
* A chance to shape a haunting, beautiful world from the ground up
* Equity or revenue share depending on involvement and role
* The opportunity to be part of a founding creative team with long-term growth potential

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