Senior 3D Generalist - Unity, Animation and Technical Art (remote)

What are you working on?

• Genres: Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Simulation, Racing, Role-playing, Strategy, Shooter, Sports, Casual, Card and/or Board, Arcade, Fighting, Casino, Educational, Kids Games, Hyper-casual
• Platforms: PC, Mobile, VR, iOS, Android, Console, VR/AR

Dev Cynx is a game development and production studio supporting international clients through dedicated remote teams.

We work on mobile and PC game projects across different genres using Unity and Unreal Engine. Our team brings together artists, developers, designers, QA specialists, and producers to deliver complete game-development and production solutions.

You will work on real client projects, collaborate with experienced game professionals, and take ownership of production-ready assets from concept to engine integration. We encourage technical problem-solving, knowledge sharing, modern AI-assisted workflows, and continuous professional growth.

We value clear communication, reliable delivery, creative ownership, and a healthy remote working environment.

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Create high-quality game-ready characters, environments, props, vehicles, buildings, and gameplay assets.
• Manage assets through the complete 3D production pipeline, including modeling, sculpting, retopology, UV unwrapping, baking, texturing, rigging, animation, optimization, and engine integration.
• Produce clean and efficient topology suitable for animation and real-time game production.
• Create PBR textures, optimized materials, texture atlases, and reusable asset variations.
•Build character and object rigs, perform skinning, and create gameplay or cinematic animations.
• Integrate models, rigs, animations, materials, lighting, prefabs, and visual assets into Unity.
• Work with Unreal Engine asset pipelines when required by the project.
• Configure LODs, collisions, animation controllers, material instances, asset hierarchies, and import settings.
• Optimize polygon counts, texture sizes, materials, shaders, draw calls, lighting, and scene performance for mobile and real-time platforms.
• Balance visual quality with technical limitations and performance budgets.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, producers, animators, QA specialists, and other artists.
• Identify and resolve asset-import, rigging, animation, shader, lighting, and performance issues.
• Follow project naming conventions, folder structures, quality standards, and technical specifications.
• Review assets created by other artists and provide clear, actionable feedback.
• Estimate assigned tasks, communicate progress, and report production risks or blockers.
• Help create reusable templates, asset libraries, documentation, and scalable production workflows.
• Explore AI-assisted, procedural, and automation-based workflows where they improve production quality or efficiency.
• Communicate professionally with internal teams and international clients.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• At least 5 years of professional experience in 3D game art, animation, technical art, or a related production role.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating production-ready game assets rather than only offline renders.
• Professional experience creating characters, environments, props, vehicles, or gameplay assets.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, or an equivalent 3D package.
• Strong proficiency in ZBrush or another digital sculpting application.
• Professional experience with Substance 3D Painter and modern PBR texturing workflows.
• Strong understanding of modeling, topology, retopology, UV unwrapping, baking, texturing, materials, lighting, and optimization.
• Experience with character rigging, skinning, and animation-ready topology.
• Professional Unity experience, including asset importing, prefabs, materials, animation systems, lighting, and scene setup.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine asset-production workflows.
• Experience optimizing assets for Android, iOS, PC, or other real-time platforms.
• Understanding of polygon budgets, texture memory, draw calls, material counts, LODs, batching, and scene performance.
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals, including shape, form, composition, scale, color, lighting, and visual hierarchy.
• Ability to follow and adapt to realistic, stylized, casual, or semi-realistic art directions.
• Experience working with Git, Perforce, Plastic SCM, or another version-control system is preferred.
• Familiarity with Unity Profiler, Frame Debugger, Shader Graph, particle systems, or real-time VFX is preferred.
• Experience with Character Creator, iClone, Cascadeur, ComfyUI, or AI-assisted production workflows is a plus.
• Previous experience reviewing or mentoring other artists is preferred.
• Experience working on commercially released or production-stage games is strongly preferred.

What is important for us in a person?

• Strong ownership and accountability for assigned assets and production tasks.
• Ability to work independently within a distributed remote team.
• Ability to provide, receive, and apply constructive feedback professionally.
• Strong attention to visual quality and technical detail.
• Reliable task estimation, prioritization, and time management.
• Proactive communication about progress, blockers, and production risks.
• Ability to collaborate with artists, developers, designers, producers, and clients.
• Adaptability when moving between different projects, genres, platforms, and art styles.
• Willingness to document workflows and share knowledge with team members.
• A practical problem-solving mindset focused on both visual quality and performance.
• Professional attitude when communicating directly with international clients.

Why do we enjoy working here?

• The opportunity to work on international game-development projects.
• Meaningful ownership of assets from initial brief to final engine implementation.
• Direct collaboration with experienced artists, developers, designers, and producers.
• The opportunity to influence art pipelines, technical standards, and production workflows.
• Exposure to different genres, visual styles, platforms, and production challenges.
• Regular professional feedback and knowledge sharing.
• Opportunities to mentor other artists and develop leadership skills.
• Support for exploring modern AI-assisted, procedural, and automation-based art workflows.
• A work culture focused on communication, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Potential progression toward Lead Artist or Technical Art Lead responsibilities.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Fully remote working arrangement.
• Long-term full-time or contract opportunities.
• Competitive monthly compensation based on experience, portfolio quality, and technical ability.
• Flexible working hours with agreed overlap for project meetings and team collaboration.

The selection process

1. CV and portfolio review.

2. Initial 20–30 minute interview covering availability, communication, experience, compensation expectations, and remote working requirements.

3. A 45–60 minute technical and portfolio interview with the Art Lead or relevant production specialist.

4. Candidates will explain their individual contribution to selected portfolio projects, including modeling, topology, textures, rigging, animation, engine integration, and optimization decisions.

5. A short practical assessment may be requested when portfolio evidence is insufficient. The assessment will be relevant to the role and limited in scope.

6. Final culture, communication, and client-readiness discussion.

7. Reference or project-contribution verification when required.

8. Final decision and offer, or addition to the approved Dev Cynx talent pool for a suitable client assignment.

Note: Applicants must provide an updated CV and a portfolio. Applications without relevant game-ready portfolio work will not be shortlisted.