• Job Description At Day[9]’s unannounced game studio, we are crafting a next-generation multiplayer strategy game for PC. As a Senior Character Artist, you will work with the art director and Character Team to drive the artistic vision for all in-game characters, collaborating with concept artists, animators, and designers, to deliver stunning and iconic characters that resonate with players. • This role requires a seasoned artist with a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of storytelling through visual design. You join a team of character artists, setting quality standards, fostering creative growth, and ensuring our characters remain cohesive with the project’s artistic vision. • Responsibilities: Maintain and refine character art pipelines and workflows to improve production efficiency, quality, and consistency. Create high-quality 3D models, textures, and materials for characters, including high- and low-poly models and UVs. Work with the other leaders on the team to manage timelines, ensure deadlines are met, and identify any resource needs or roadblocks in production.

• Create models, textures, and materials for 3D environment, prop, and character art assets • Create basic rig for characters and props as needed • Create basic 3D character animations as needed • Create, revise, and iterate work based on concepts, feedback and revisions, and project knowledge gained during development • Ensure that work is consistent with the defined visual style for the project • Export assets from art tools and import them into Unity according to best practices • Assist in the implementation of in-progress and completed assets in Unity • Collaborate with (or act as) Project Owners to ensure tasking is meeting milestones, including providing accurate estimates, updates on progress, prioritizing key action steps, and notice of potential setbacks • Collaborate with Owls cross-departmentally to meet task goals and determine art requirements • Participate regularly in appropriate feedback cycles for other Art Owls and project teams • Keep up to date on the latest in art practices for Unity and VR

• Deliver post-production for long and short-form stories • Edit YouTube-first, long-form videos from audio string-out to final cut on deadline • Design and animate clear data visualizations for business and tech topics • Collaborate with writers/hosts and stakeholders; give and receive feedback • Provide edit-focused notes on pacing, clarity, music, motion and visual alignment • Guide the team with specific, actionable feedback to improve creative output • Support visual planning calls, turning creative direction into motion/graphics plans • Maintain and elevate the channel graphics package for a consistent visual style

• Train, manage and mentor the art team • Provide hands-on support to team in asset creation and implementation • Manage scope and provide detailed feedback for artist sub-disciplines • Provide research and reference materials for visual development of assets