2,057 Character Designer jobs in India

Location: Remote

Type: Full-time

Immediate Joiners Preferred

Are you someone who can
bring imagination to life
through unique and expressive characters? Join our creative team and work on exciting projects where your designs will tell stories and inspire audiences.

Your Role:

• Design original characters (sketches, turnarounds, style sheets)
• Collaborate with animators & illustrators
• Ensure consistency in design & storytelling

What We're Looking For:

1. Strong portfolio in character design (must share).
2. Skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, Toon Boom, or similar tools
3. Strong sketching, illustration & storytelling skills
4. Ability to work across multiple art styles

Bonus:
Knowledge of 2D/3D animation
workflows & story boarding.

Apply Now – Send your
resume + portfolio link
to OR apply directly here.

Company Description

Appinventiv is a leading global product development and digital transformation agency empowering startups, Fortune 500 companies, and global enterprises to bridge the gap between ideas and reality using cutting-edge technologies like AI, Blockchain, Cloud, and Data Analytics. With over 1,600 passionate innovators across six global centers, Appinventiv has launched 3,000+ digital products transforming industries and touching millions of lives. Recognized for excellence and innovation, our mission revolves around delivering meaningful digital experiences that shape the future of businesses globally.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Character Designer located in Bhopal. The Character Designer will be responsible for conceptualizing and designing characters for various digital products and solutions. Daily tasks include creating character sketches, developing character attributes, collaborating with other design team members, and iterating designs based on feedback. The role also involves ensuring that character designs meet the project's artistic and technical requirements and align with the overall brand style.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content Creation, and Digital Marketing
• Proficiency in Marketing and Communication
• Excellent drawing and illustration skills
• Experience in using design software like Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong understanding of human anatomy and movement
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to take creative direction
• Bachelor's degree in Art, Animation, Design, or related field is preferred

We're Hiring – Character Designer

Location:
 Hyderabad, India

Studio:
 Toony Studios

About the Role

Toony Studios is looking for an experienced 
Character Designer (3–5 years experience)
 to join our creative team. As a Character Designer, you will be responsible for 
visualizing, developing, and designing appealing characters
 that align with our storytelling style and brand identity. Your designs will set the foundation for our animation team, ensuring characters are expressive, memorable, and production-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Character Concept Design
• Create original character concepts based on scripts, storyboards, and creative briefs.
• Explore multiple design iterations, from rough sketches to polished final models.
• Ensure designs reflect unique personalities, emotions, and storytelling needs.
• Turnarounds & Expression Sheets
• Develop detailed turnaround sheets (front, side, ¾, back) for animators.
• Create expression charts showing a wide range of emotions.
• Provide pose sheets demonstrating key actions or body language.
• Style Consistency & Production Readiness
• Ensure characters match the studio's art style and maintain consistency across projects.
• Work closely with the animation and story teams to refine characters for production.
• Provide clear line work, clean color palettes, and breakdowns for use in animation.
• Collaboration
• Partner with directors and writers to bring narrative-driven characters to life.
• Adapt designs based on feedback and creative direction.
• Work in harmony with background and prop designers to ensure overall visual coherence.

Requirements

• Experience:
   3–5 years as a Character Designer in animation, games, or related fields.
• Skills:
• Strong drawing and illustration skills with emphasis on anatomy, posing, and expression.
• Ability to create characters with distinct personalities and clear silhouettes.
• Proficiency in digital tools (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Toon Boom Harmony, or similar).
• Portfolio:
   A 
  detailed portfolio
   showcasing:
• Character concepts and iterations
• Turnarounds and model sheets
• Expression/pose sheets
• Final polished designs ready for production
• Strong understanding of visual storytelling and design principles.

Why Join Toony Studios?

At Toony Studios, you'll have the opportunity to 
shape the look and identity of original animated IPs
. From playful cartoon characters to stylized cinematic designs, your work will be at the heart of every project we create. We offer a collaborative, creative environment where innovation and artistry thrive.

How to Apply

Send your 
Resume + Portfolio
 to:

Be the creative force behind characters that audiences will remember forever

2D Artist - Fashion Games

Games2win World :

Games2win is a leading global mobile games publisher. Our games have over 500 million downloads and are played by over 10 million monthly active players. We take pride in building our own Intellectual Property (IP) and using the strength of our consumer love to market our games! That’s why most of our downloads are generated without advertising support or paid installations.

A few of our global hit titles are Driving Academy, Decisions, International Fashion Stylist, and many more.

To learn more about us, visit

Role: 2D Artist – Fashion Games

Based in: Mumbai

Reporting to: 2D Lead

What do you need to do? (Role and Responsibilities)

• Design and illustrate 2D characters tailored for mobile gaming platforms
• Develop visually engaging 2D backgrounds, props, clothing, and additional game art assets
• Adhere to a structured production pipeline, ensuring timely and efficient creation of production-ready art
• Export and assemble final assets from source files, following technical guidelines and file specifications
• Continuously learn and adapt to new tools, techniques, and artistic workflows
• Maintain consistency by matching existing art styles and accurately identifying differences across visual styles
• Integrate and test assets in Unity to ensure seamless in-game performance.
• Regularly play our games to assess aesthetics, user experience, and gameplay flow.
• Offer clear, actionable feedback on visual and gameplay enhancements based on playtesting.
• Stay current with tools and workflows , adapting to new techniques as needed.
• Ensure visual consistency by matching established styles and identifying deviations.

Who could you be? (Background, Experience, Skills)

• 3+ years of experience in the gaming or animation industry, with a strong focus on mobile game development
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop with advanced 2D character illustration skills
• Experienced in creating 2D characters, backgrounds, props, clothing, and other visual assets for mobile games
• Able to follow and contribute to a structured production pipeline, ensuring efficient and technically accurate asset delivery
• Skilled in exporting and assembling images from art files according to defined technical parameters and protocols
• Quick to learn and apply new technical skills, tools, and workflows
• Strong aesthetic sense with a solid foundation in graphic design principles
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of maintaining thorough working habits
• Comfortable working in fast-paced production environments and meeting tight deadlines
• Passionate about mobile gaming—with hands-on experience in designing and producing art specifically for mobile game titles
• Capable of matching a wide range of art styles and visually distinguishing between them for consistent and cohesive asset creation.

2D Artist - Fashion Games

Games2win World :

Games2win is a leading global mobile games publisher. Our games have over 500 million downloads and are played by over 10 million monthly active players. We take pride in building our own Intellectual Property (IP) and using the strength of our consumer love to market our games! That’s why most of our downloads are generated without advertising support or paid installations.

A few of our global hit titles are Driving Academy, Decisions, International Fashion Stylist, and many more.

To learn more about us, visit

Role: 2D Artist – Fashion Games

Based in: Mumbai

Reporting to: 2D Lead

What do you need to do? (Role and Responsibilities)

• Design and illustrate 2D characters tailored for mobile gaming platforms
• Develop visually engaging 2D backgrounds, props, clothing, and additional game art assets
• Adhere to a structured production pipeline, ensuring timely and efficient creation of production-ready art
• Export and assemble final assets from source files, following technical guidelines and file specifications
• Continuously learn and adapt to new tools, techniques, and artistic workflows
• Maintain consistency by matching existing art styles and accurately identifying differences across visual styles
• Integrate and test assets in Unity to ensure seamless in-game performance.
• Regularly play our games to assess aesthetics, user experience, and gameplay flow.
• Offer clear, actionable feedback on visual and gameplay enhancements based on playtesting.
• Stay current with tools and workflows , adapting to new techniques as needed.
• Ensure visual consistency by matching established styles and identifying deviations.

Who could you be? (Background, Experience, Skills)

• 3+ years of experience in the gaming or animation industry, with a strong focus on mobile game development
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop with advanced 2D character illustration skills
• Experienced in creating 2D characters, backgrounds, props, clothing, and other visual assets for mobile games
• Able to follow and contribute to a structured production pipeline, ensuring efficient and technically accurate asset delivery
• Skilled in exporting and assembling images from art files according to defined technical parameters and protocols
• Quick to learn and apply new technical skills, tools, and workflows
• Strong aesthetic sense with a solid foundation in graphic design principles
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of maintaining thorough working habits
• Comfortable working in fast-paced production environments and meeting tight deadlines
• Passionate about mobile gaming—with hands-on experience in designing and producing art specifically for mobile game titles
• Capable of matching a wide range of art styles and visually distinguishing between them for consistent and cohesive asset creation.

2D Artist - Fashion Games

Games2win World :

Games2win is a leading global mobile games publisher. Our games have over 500 million downloads and are played by over 10 million monthly active players. We take pride in building our own Intellectual Property (IP) and using the strength of our consumer love to market our games! That’s why most of our downloads are generated without advertising support or paid installations.

A few of our global hit titles are Driving Academy, Decisions, International Fashion Stylist, and many more.

To learn more about us, visit

Role: 2D Artist – Fashion Games

Based in: Mumbai

Reporting to: 2D Lead

What do you need to do? (Role and Responsibilities)

• Design and illustrate 2D characters tailored for mobile gaming platforms
• Develop visually engaging 2D backgrounds, props, clothing, and additional game art assets
• Adhere to a structured production pipeline, ensuring timely and efficient creation of production-ready art
• Export and assemble final assets from source files, following technical guidelines and file specifications
• Continuously learn and adapt to new tools, techniques, and artistic workflows
• Maintain consistency by matching existing art styles and accurately identifying differences across visual styles
• Integrate and test assets in Unity to ensure seamless in-game performance.
• Regularly play our games to assess aesthetics, user experience, and gameplay flow.
• Offer clear, actionable feedback on visual and gameplay enhancements based on playtesting.
• Stay current with tools and workflows , adapting to new techniques as needed.
• Ensure visual consistency by matching established styles and identifying deviations.

Who could you be? (Background, Experience, Skills)

• 3+ years of experience in the gaming or animation industry, with a strong focus on mobile game development
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop with advanced 2D character illustration skills
• Experienced in creating 2D characters, backgrounds, props, clothing, and other visual assets for mobile games
• Able to follow and contribute to a structured production pipeline, ensuring efficient and technically accurate asset delivery
• Skilled in exporting and assembling images from art files according to defined technical parameters and protocols
• Quick to learn and apply new technical skills, tools, and workflows
• Strong aesthetic sense with a solid foundation in graphic design principles
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of maintaining thorough working habits
• Comfortable working in fast-paced production environments and meeting tight deadlines
• Passionate about mobile gaming—with hands-on experience in designing and producing art specifically for mobile game titles
• Capable of matching a wide range of art styles and visually distinguishing between them for consistent and cohesive asset creation.