Senior Grooming Artist – Dead by Daylight

The role

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

As a Senior Groom Artist, you’ll work closely with the Tech Art team to push the boundaries of hair creation, where shaders play a key role in achieving visual excellence. You’ll help define the future of grooming at Dead by Daylight by developing tools and workflows that support our long-term quality goals. This role is ideal for someone with strong technical skills, a deep understanding of shaders, and a passion for grooming.

In this role you will :

• Demonstrates exceptional skills in creating high-quality Hair and Fur grooms to meet look development objectives.
• Adapts and create pipelines and techniques, continuously pushing the quality of Hair & Fur results.
• Brings extensive experience with grooming tools such as Houdini or XGen.
• Self-motivated and adaptable, with strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Consistently delivers high-quality art assets that meet specifications and deadlines.
  
  

What we're looking for :

• 5+ years of post-secondary educational experience in 2D and 3D art production.
• Proficiency in using Maya and Blender is a plus.
• A comprehensive modelling and texturing portfolio showing 3D character art to a very high standard, with a specific ability in the representation of Hair & Fur creation.
• Strong problem-solving skills. Ability to work in a self-directed manner and to make timely, well thought-out decisions.
• Great interpersonal skills. Must be able to work closely in a team setting and with other dependent departments.