3D Artist with Character Hair Grooming experience

On behalf of our client, we are looking for a 3D Artist with Character Hair Grooming experience.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Hair Groomer / Digital Human Groom Artist to create highly realistic hairstyles and hair assets for next-generation digital humans used in interactive live casino experiences.
The role focuses specifically on hair and hairstyle production for photorealistic digital characters using Unreal Engine and MetaHuman technology.

Responsibilities:

• Create high-quality, photorealistic hair and hairstyles for digital human characters
• Own the hair grooming process from hairstyle references through production-ready assets
• Create and refine scalp hair, hairlines, flyaways, and other details required for realistic characters
• Produce different hairstyles and variations for multiple digital characters
• Ensure hair assets maintain realism from different camera angles and lighting conditions
• Prepare and optimize hair assets for MetaHuman characters and Unreal Engine
• Work closely with character, face, body, and animation specialists
• Troubleshoot visual and technical issues related to digital hair
• Balance visual quality with real-time performance requirements
• Maintain consistency and quality across the character library

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a 3D Artist
• 2+ years of experience with Game / Real-time or VFX Character Pipelines
• 1+ year of Character Hair Grooming experience with examples
• Experience with XGen, Ornatrix, Yeti, Houdini Groom, or similar tools - must-have
• Real production experience with photorealistic human character production
• Experience creating realistic hair, hairlines, eyebrows/facial hair when required
• Understanding of human anatomy and high-end character assets
• Experience taking groom assets through to production
• Strong portfolio demonstrating photorealistic human hairstyles and hair assets
• Strong understanding of hair structure, hairlines, volume, layering, and natural hair behaviour
• Ability to work independently and deliver polished assets from references
• Strong attention to visual detail

Nice to Have:

• Unreal Engine
• MetaHuman
• Real-time character production
• Groom-based hair workflows
• Performance optimization of real-time hair
• Digital humans
• AAA games or high-end game cinematics
• VFX / animation character production
• Photorealistic character pipelines

Company offers:

• Long-term employment with possibilities for professional growth
• Fully remote work
• Reasonably flexible schedule
• 15 days of paid vacation
• Regular performance reviews