3D Artist
$116k - $147k USD
Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.
At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device.We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.
A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.
Roblox is seeking a 3D Artist with expertise in Key Art, Composition, and Cinematic Character Posing/Animation to join The Kitchen, our internal creative studio. In this role, you’ll help bring Roblox’s worlds, characters, and stories to life through cinematic animation, expressive posing, and high-impact visuals. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for creating both motion and still imagery, delivering polished 3D Key Art and expressive Cinematic Character Animation that defines how millions of players experience Roblox across campaigns, trailers, and social moments. This role requires an expert eye for composition, lighting, and rendering to produce high-end visuals that serve as the visual heartbeat of Roblox's marketing and brand experiences.
You Will:
- Rig, pose, and render characters for static compositions, delivering polished assets for posters, banners, thumbnails, and social campaigns.
- Animate characters, creatures, and props for cinematic sequences, gameplay trailers, and promotional content.
- Develop expressive performances that convey personality, emotion, and narrative beats.
- Build and stage environments that enhance composition and visual storytelling.
- Collaborate closely with designers, marketers, editors, motion designers, and producers to create striking imagery that communicates story, mood, and brand identity.
- Optimize assets for both high-resolution print and digital platforms.
- Iterate quickly based on feedback from creative leads, ensuring alignment with brand and project goals.
- Maintain efficient file structures and workflows for smooth handoff and versioning.
You Have:
- 5+ years of professional experience in 3D motion design, character animation, or video post-production.
- Strong understanding of character rigging, anatomy, and motion principles.
- Proven ability as a 3D character animator, with a demo reel showcasing expressive, polished animation.
- Portfolio of key art / posed renders demonstrating strong composition, lighting, and storytelling.
- Solid grasp of visual design fundamentals (composition, color, lighting, silhouette).
- Proficiency in industry-standard tools and workflows (e.g., Cinema4D, Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance, Redshift), including preparing assets to be shared across Digital Content Creation applications.
- Experience compositing or finishing renders in After Effects, Photoshop. etc.
- The ability to adapt quickly to feedback and iterate in a collaborative environment.
- Detail-oriented with a cinematic eye for storytelling.
- Strong communicator, comfortable presenting work and receiving critique.
For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.
Annual Salary Range
$116,470—$146,720 USD
Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.