Senior Character Texture Artist

AGBO•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

AGBO is looking for a Senior Character Texture Artist to join our growing team. In this role, you will set the bar for character surfacing across gameplay and cinematics. You will work on defining how our character materials get built, structured, and optimized.

Requirements

5-8 years of professional experience as a Texture Artist, Character Artist, or Surfacing Artist, with a strong focus on characters in games or high-end real-time production
Proven skill in both organic and hard-surface character texturing – skin and cloth as well as mechanical, armored, or synthetic surfaces
Strong command of UV strategy, texel density management, and layout for complex character assets
Advanced knowledge of material and shader systems – layered materials, masking, customization-driving texture setups
Direct experience working across cinematic and technical art, translating priorities between creative and technical teams
Proficiency with Substance Painter, Substance Designer, or equivalent, and Unreal Engine pipelines
Experience shaping pipeline or workflow decisions, not just producing assets
A portfolio or reel demonstrating character texturing work is required
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Build/own/deliver high-fidelity textures and materials for hero and principal characters - organic surfaces (skin, hair, eyes) and hard-surface elements (armor, weapons, mechanical components)
Work directly with cinematics to ensure character materials hold up under close-up camera work and cinematic lighting
Work directly with technical art to define shader requirements, material layering, and optimization for real-time performance
Bridge the two disciplines – translate cinematic quality demands into technically feasible real-time solutions, and back again
Set studio standards, tools, and best practices for character texturing, UV strategy, and material authoring
Coordinate with modelers, riggers, and art direction to keep the character roster visually consistent
Solve complex surfacing problems – customization systems, layered damage/wear states, dynamic masking, material behavior under rigging and simulation
Maintain organized, well-documented asset pipelines and naming conventions in line with team standards
Bring new tools and techniques back to the team
Perform all other duties as assigned