CG Modeller/Generalist

Details

Position – CG Modeller/Generalist
Hours  – 37.5 hours, Mon-Fri, 9.30am- 6pm, flexible working patterns available
Contract – Fixed Term, PAYE
Pay – £33,800 – £39,000 per year (pro rata), dependent on experience
Holiday – 29 days holiday (pro rata)  and half-day Fridays every month
Start date – ASAP
End date – 18^th Dec 2026
Location – Bristol – in-house, Hybrid or Remote
End date for applications – 24^th Sept 2026
Eligibility – You must be eligible to work in the UK
Benefits – See our website for details

A Productions are looking for experienced 3d Modellers and/or Generalists to work with us on an exciting new children’s animated TV series.

You will be responsible for creating high-quality character, environment and prop assets, from initial model through to textured, shaded, and pipeline-ready delivery — working closely with the CG Supervisor, the Series Director and the asset team.

Models are built in Maya, sculpted and detailed in ZBrush, and textured in Substance Painter. As part of the asset team, you will also be responsible for taking assets through to final lookdev, building and applying shaders and materials inside Unreal Engine.

Responsibilities:

• Character modelling: Build appealing, production-ready character models in Maya and ZBrush, maintaining the show’s art direction and working to approved concept designs.
• Environment & prop assets: Model environments, props, and set dressing elements to brief, ensuring consistency of scale, style, and detail across the production.
• Sculpting & detail: Use ZBrush to add surface detail, organic forms, and high-resolution sculpts for baking down to real-time resolution assets.
• Texturing: Create texture maps in Substance Painter and Photoshop (diffuse, roughness, normal, etc.) optimised for real-time rendering in Unreal Engine.
• Shading & lookdev in Unreal: Build and apply materials and shaders inside Unreal Engine, taking responsibility for the final look of your assets in the real-time environment. Ensure shaders are consistent with the show’s visual style and perform efficiently at render time.
• Asset delivery: Prepare clean, pipeline-ready assets with proper naming conventions, UV layouts, and LOD considerations, ready for handoff to the lighting and render team.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the CG Supervisor, other department leads, and the production team, incorporating feedback efficiently and communicating progress clearly.

Skills & Experience:

• 2+ years in CG modelling for animation, games, or TV
• Strong portfolio of character and/or environment assets
• Experience delivering shaded, real-time-ready assets
• Solid Maya modelling and UV unwrapping
• High-res sculpting and retopology in ZBrush
• Texturing in Substance Painter
• Material and shader creation in Unreal Engine
• Takes direction and feedback with a positive attitude
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of form and surface
• Works efficiently within deadlines and production schedules
• Experience on children’s TV or stylised animation
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine material functions and instances
• Character modelling for rigging pipelines

Why work for us?

Real Living Wage employer  Half Day Fridays • Hybrid & remote working • Wellbeing support • Massage Monday • Visibility Hours • Optional flu jabs • Christmas Eve holiday bonus • Summer & Christmas Parties • Feast Thursday • Charitable fundraising events • Dog friendly studio • Enhanced maternity & paternity pay • Loyalty holiday bonus scheme • Bike to work scheme • Life drawing classes • Part time & job sharing opportunities • Day off for moving house • Mentoring schemes • Snacks •