3D Character Artist

This role creates 3D CG assets for projects across the Cygames Group, with a focus on character art. The position is primarily home-based in Japan. Work at the Tokyo headquarters may be required in some cases following consultation.

Applicants must have at least two years of professional 3D CG experience using tools such as Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, or Blender. Experience working on consumer or smartphone games, completing at least one game title, and producing assets with a game engine is welcomed.

Additional welcomed tool experience includes ZBrush, Substance, Houdini, and MB. Knowledge and experience related to processing load, shaders, and workflow development are also valued.

The company is a remote-work-oriented development organization within the Cygames Group, bringing together specialists from across Japan to work as teams on large-scale projects. The role is employed by CySphere and is not a secondment from Cygames.

The standard working hours are 10:00 to 19:00, including eight hours of scheduled work and a 60-minute break from 13:00 to 14:00. The employment terms are listed as regular employee, although the posting states that some candidates may start as contract employees or part-time employees. Annual compensation is determined according to experience, ability, and company rules, and is stated as 3.5 million to 9 million JPY per year. The annual salary includes prescribed overtime and late-night work allowances. Transportation expenses are provided according to attendance days, up to 40,000 JPY per month.

Holidays include a two-day weekend on Saturdays and Sundays, public holidays, three summer leave days taken between July 1 and November 30, year-end and New Year holidays, annual paid leave, and condolence leave. Health insurance, employment insurance, workers’ compensation insurance, and employees’ pension insurance are provided, except that these may not apply in the same way to non-full-time work.