About the role
Role Details
- Location: London/Hybrid
- Position: 3D Asset Build
- Advertising Salary: Dependant on skills & experience
- Vacancy Type: Not Specified
- Start Date: Late November 2026
- Eligibility: Must be based in the UK and require the right to work in the UK.
About The Role
We’re looking for an experienced and creative Character Modeller to join our team, who enjoys the buzz of creating shape and form whilst implementing designs that bring our characters to life.
Your day-to-day will focus on creating detailed, stylised assets based on informative concept 2D designs or 3D sculpts, whilst also meeting production deadlines and that all important brief from our Directors and Clients.
We are very happy to discuss flexible, hybrid and remote working options for all our vacancies.
Please note that this vacancy can close early if we receive a high number of applications.
Day to Day
- Working as part of a small team to define characters; executing strong character posing and expressions
- Character sculpting and topology
- Working with the Rigging team and Asset Supervisor to ensure characters can be rigged effectively and work within our pipeline
- Managing your time efficiently and effectively to meet schedules and deadlines
- Making sure your work is communicating the design, ideas and acting choices clearly from blocking through to the final animation
- Responding positively to, and acting on, notes and feedback from your Lead
- Effectively realising a 2D concept through to 3D, as well as being able to work with minimal design
About You
Must Have:
- Strong 2D and 3D design skills
- Excellent knowledge of animal and human anatomy
- Excellent knowledge of topology and character modelling
- Experience working with Blendshapes
- Strong creative eye for organic form
- A solid understanding of Zbrush and Maya
- Eye for detail and able to quality control own work to ensure highest quality before handing off assets
- Able to take design from ambiguous to full design implementation
- Excellent attention to detail
- Creative problem solving skills, able to identify potential issues and put forward solutions
- Time management and prioritising skills
- Able to share knowledge and skills with other team members
- A great team player and collaborator
Bonus Points:
- Previous experience within Feature Animation, VFX or Games industry
- A solid understanding of Substance Painter and Photoshop
- Previous traditional drawing and sculpting
About Us
Blue Zoo is a leading animation studio in the UK, with a world-class reputation as the go-to place for creating bold, fun and characterful animation. Established in London in 2000, the studio has grown to become the largest dedicated CG animation studio in the UK, picking up a shelf full of BAFTAs, an Annie and an Emmy along the way!
We couldn’t be prouder that Blue Zoo is the first major animation studio in the world to receive B Corp certification. We’ve been independently certified by B Lab, a non-profit organisation who award the B Corp certification. The certification verifies companies who are working to improve the lives of employees as well as industries as a whole. The certification process involves over 170 rigorous metrics to improve the lives of our staff, customers, suppliers, and the local community, ensuring we are not just saying we are ethical with empty gestures, but independently evidencing it.
We are going through an exciting period of growth and are building a studio that is full of amazingly talented, happy artists, making work they are proud of, which in turn makes a small contribution to a happier world. Blue Zoo believes that a healthy balance in our lives - whatever our situation - is key to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We offer flexible working to support this.
We look for people who have expertise, enthusiasm and are motivated to make things better. You’ll work alongside a talented and diverse group of people who respect each other's differences and seek to understand and embrace fresh perspectives.
What We Offer
- Winner of Broadcast Best Places to Work in TV 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026
- Flexible and remote working policy
- Play a role in our Inclusive Blue Zoo Shorts Programme
- Many in-person and remote social events throughout the year
- Career development opportunities including training, mentoring and more
- Quarterly employee feedback and engagement programme
- Benefits package including cycle to work scheme, gym memberships, shopping discounts and offers
- Great studio space in the heart of London
- Studio lunches plus breakfasts and healthy snacks
- Profit share (for UK employees who have been with us for 2+ years)