We are looking for a junior 2D & 3D Artist to create game-ready assets and set them up in Unity. You'll work on characters, environments, props, and UI across games, AR/VR projects, and AI-driven video content. This is a hands-on production role with mentorship from senior artists.

About the Company

Midknight Studio is a 25-person digital studio based in Pune, India, building games, AR/VR learning experiences, AI-driven video content, and custom software. Our team ships real products used in classrooms and screens across India — including large-scale AR curriculum products delivered in four languages. We are a small, flat team where your work goes directly into products people actually use, not into a folder.

Role Overview

We are looking for a junior 2D & 3D Artist who is comfortable moving between both pipelines. You will work on characters, environments, props, and UI — sometimes illustrating them, sometimes modelling and texturing them, and often taking an asset all the way into Unity yourself. This is an early-career role, so we care more about fundamentals, range, and how fast you learn than about years on a resume. You'll sit alongside senior artists and developers and get real production work from week one.

Key Responsibilities

• Create 2D assets: character designs, environment art, props, icons, UI elements, and marketing visuals
• Model, UV, texture, and light 3D assets optimized for mobile, tablet, and Android smart board hardware
• Assist with rigging and animation (2D skeletal and/or basic 3D character and object animation)
• Set up art inside Unity: materials, prefabs, particles, and scene dressing
• Work with game designers and developers to turn design documents into a consistent visual style
• Keep asset naming, file structure, and style consistent across large module-based projects
• Optimize poly counts and textures so builds run smoothly on low- and mid-tier devices
• Iterate quickly on feedback from internal reviews and client rounds

Tech Stack

• 2D Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Krita, Affinity
• 3D Modelling: Blender, Maya, 3ds Max
• Texturing: Substance Painter or equivalents
• Game Engine: Unity (materials, prefabs, particles, scene dressing, AR Foundation, Shader Graph, VFX Graph)
• Animation: Spine, DragonBones, Unity's 2D animation tools, basic 2D skeletal
• Additional: After Effects (for motion graphics and promos), Unreal Engine (bonus)

How to Apply

Apply through Indeed with your resume and a link to your portfolio, ArtStation, or showreel. In your application, tell us briefly which side — 2D or 3D — you consider your stronger one, and why.

6 months to 1.5 years of experience in game art (internships, freelance, or strong personal/student projects count) Working knowledge of both 2D and 3D pipelines Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Krita, or Affinity for 2D Proficiency in Blender, Maya, or 3ds Max for 3D modelling; Substance Painter or equivalent is a plus Some hands-on experience in Unity (even from personal projects) Strong fundamentals: form, color, composition, lighting, silhouette Willingness to take direction, revise, and learn production pipelines A portfolio or showreel is mandatory Bonus: AR/VR experience, Unity Shader Graph, VFX Graph, Spine/DragonBones, educational art, Unreal Engine, After Effects

₹20,000 per month starting salary with a review as you take on more ownership Mentorship from senior artists and direct exposure to full production pipelines Variety of projects — games, AR learning modules, video content Flat, small-team structure where your work is visible to decision-makers Paid time off and collaborative in-studio environment in Baner, Pune Clear path to a mid-level artist role as you grow with the studio