Overview
Real-Time Hair Artist Jobs in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India at Ares Studio
Title: Real-Time Hair Artist
Company: Ares Studio
Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Company Description Ares Studio is a TPN GOLD Certified art outsourcing studio specializing in high-quality real-time and CGI production for characters, vehicles, mecha, and technical art. The team delivers production art including character assets, hard-surface environments, props, and scan cleanup, as well as technical art such as rigging, animation, procedural tools in UE5, and asset integration. Ares Studio supports full CGI and live-action productions for movies and cinematics, focusing on photorealistic and immersive visual experiences. The studio values clear communication, exceptional project management, and full transparency throughout each project. Experienced professionals at Ares Studio are committed to artistic innovation and cutting-edge solutions for global clients.
Role Description The Real-Time Hair Artist will be responsible for creating, optimizing, and maintaining high-quality real-time hair assets for characters across games, cinematics, and other interactive media. Day-to-day tasks include sculpting and grooming hair in 3D tools, building real-time hair systems in game engines, and collaborating closely with character artists, technical artists, and animators to ensure assets meet visual and performance requirements. The role involves iterating on feedback, refining hair shading and physics, and troubleshooting technical issues related to hair rendering and simulation. This is a full-time role and is fully remote, requiring effective communication and collaboration within a distributed team environment.
Qualifications
- Hair and character art skills, including experience with real-time hair grooming, strand and card-based workflows, and understanding of anatomy and silhouette.
- Proficiency in 3D content creation tools such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, or similar software used for character and hair asset creation.
- Experience working in real-time engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity) with knowledge of hair shaders, LODs, and performance optimization for real-time rendering.
- Strong understanding of PBR workflows, texturing, and material setup using tools like Substance 3D, Photoshop, or comparable applications.
- Ability to collaborate with technical art and animation teams, including basic understanding of rigging, skinning, and hair-related simulation or physics.
- Attention to detail, strong artistic eye, and the ability to interpret and implement art direction consistently across assets.
- Effective communication skills, reliability in a remote environment, and comfort working with feedback and iterative review cycles.
- Relevant professional experience in game, VFX, or cinematic production; a strong portfolio showcasing real-time hair work is required.
- Preferred: Experience with UE5-specific tools, grooming plugins, or proprietary hair systems; familiarity with version control and collaborative production pipelines.
