Senior Character Artist

# Senior Character Artist at Makeshift Software
** Makeshift Software Inc** | Remote (3–6 months) → Hybrid On-Site
** Full-Time**### About Hexborn
** Hexborn
* * is our upcoming dark fantasy action RPG — a brutal blend of hack-and-slash combat, deep dungeon crawling, guild progression, and player-driven rivalry set in a world consumed by an ever-expanding corruption known as the Grave glass Blight. Players rise from an unknown mage into the leader of a legendary guild, mastering arcane combat, recruiting allies, forging relics, and descending into cursed ruins and large-scale raids to uncover the truth behind their rare ability to fly.

The demo is live now on Steam.

We're in the midst of an art direction shift — moving from a strongly stylized anime aesthetic into a blend of photorealism and anime influence. We need a character modeler who can help define what that new visual identity actually looks like in 3D, not just execute an existing style guide.###

The Role We're looking for an experienced Senior Character Modeler to build the heroes, allies, and enemies that populate
** Hexborn**.
You'll take concept art from our art team and turn it into rigged, production-ready 3D models that hold up under both stylized and photorealistic lighting — a core requirement given our current pivot toward a hybrid aesthetic.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role. You won't just be executing a fixed spec — you'll be helping shape how our new visual direction translates from concept to screen, working closely with concept artists, riggers, and animators throughout.### Our Current Direction We're actively pivoting from a strongly stylized anime style toward a blend of photorealism and anime aesthetics. For a sense of the target look:
1. Reference 12. Reference 2### Perks & Tools
* ** Opti Track Prime 41
** motion capture system
* ** Faceware Mark IV
** mocap helmets for facial performance capture
* Industry-grade workstation, built to spec: see our standard build
* Remote-first for the first 3–6 months, transitioning to hybrid on-site thereafter### Work Arrangement We'll start fully remote for a 3–6 month grace period while you ramp up and get embedded with the team, then transition to a hybrid on-site schedule.

Columbus is also a genuinely affordable place to build a life relative to the coastal cities most gamedev careers run through. Cost of living runs roughly:

** 50%
** below Seattle and Santa Cruz — driven mostly by housing, where Columbus's median home price (around **$263K**) compares to *$808K
* in Seattle and **$1.24M
** in Santa Cruz — and it stays competitive even against Montreal, historically one of the more
** cost-conscious
** major gamedev hubs in North America.

Makeshift Software Inc*. is the developer and publisher of
** Hexborn**.
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