AI Character Designer

Overview

De Art invites applications for the role of AI Character Designer to craft compelling AI-driven digital humans, virtual avatars, and interactive personas. This role demands creativity, attention to detail, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, working closely with AI engineers, writers, artists, and designers to bring next-gen intelligent digital characters to life for diverse applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the conceptualization and creation of AI-powered virtual characters and conversational personalities.
• Develop detailed character identities, including backstories, emotional profiles, motivations, and behavioral models.
• Partner with AI and prompt engineers, writers, and conversation designers to transform creative concepts into intelligent interactive experiences.
• Produce comprehensive character design documentation covering personality traits, interaction styles, and behavioral guidelines.
• Coordinate with visual artists and technical teams to ensure consistency in character appearance and behavior.
• Define and fine-tune emotional reactions, gestures, tones, and behaviors across digital platforms.
• Conduct research on user expectations, storytelling methods, emerging AI tech, and character design best practices to enhance engagement.
• Analyze prototypes and user feedback to improve authenticity, coherence, and emotional depth of characters.
• Facilitate creative workshops, brainstorming, and collaborative product development processes.
• Contribute actively to developing AI character design standards and maintaining thorough documentation of creative methodologies.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Character Design, Animation, Game Design, Digital Media, Fine Arts, Industrial Design, HCI, Psychology, Creative Writing, Computer Science, or related disciplines; equivalent professional experience also considered.
• Between 3 to 5 years of experience in character design, game dev, animation, storytelling, UX, or similar creative industries.
• In-depth knowledge of character psychology, emotional and personality design, and audience engagement principles.
• Proven ability in creating characters for games, animation, film, virtual assistants, conversational AI, XR, or immersive media.
• Familiarity with AI-powered digital human technologies, large language models, conversational AI, and prompt engineering is highly advantageous.
• Strong creativity, visual ideation skills, and effective communication and teamwork capabilities.
• Exceptional analytical skills and keen attention to detail.
• Experience collaborating with mixed teams comprising artists, engineers, writers, and UX designers.
• A strong portfolio highlighting original character designs, storytelling, interactive or AI-related projects.
• Fluent English proficiency; additional languages are a plus.

What the Role Offers

• Chance to pioneer AI-powered intelligent virtual characters and digital humans.
• Work alongside an innovative, interdisciplinary team of AI specialists, creatives, and technologists.
• Competitive remuneration along with access to cutting-edge AI platforms, creative tools, and research facilities.
• Opportunities to contribute to projects across conversational AI, XR, gaming, immersive storytelling, and interactive media sectors.
• Professional growth prospects, visibility in the industry, and influence over emerging AI character design standards.
• A flexible, innovation-focused work setting that encourages experimentation, collaboration, and continual learning.

Additional Information

Applicants are requested to send their CV (maximum two pages), cover letter (outlining relevant experience and design vision for AI characters), portfolio or links to three projects, and two professional references. Candidates shortlisted will be invited to interview and asked to present a sample character concept or case study illustrating their approach to designing engaging digital humans.

The company values diversity and welcomes candidates with varied backgrounds in animation, game development, AI, storytelling, UX, XR, visual arts, and human-computer interaction.