Senior Animator

• Create high-quality animations that meet the project's artistic, gameplay, and technical requirements while setting a strong visual standard for the team.
• Collaborate with animation leadership and Technical Art to improve tools, technology, implementation support, workflows, and production efficiency.
• Partner with design and narrative teams to ensure characters, creatures, and animated gameplay assets are responsive, expressive, and aligned with the intended player experience.
• Manage personal production workload and time effectively to meet milestones while maintaining consistently high-quality output.
• Contribute to the improvement of animation processes, pipelines, documentation, and production workflows.
• Apply keyframe and motion capture techniques effectively across different animation requirements.
• Develop advanced expertise in Unreal Engine's animation tools and contribute to solving technical animation challenges.
• Review and iterate on animation assets based on feedback, while providing constructive input on team work when appropriate.
• Mentor junior animators and help establish high standards for animation quality, aesthetics, and production practices.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose animation issues, working collaboratively with technical and creative teams to resolve problems.
• Stay current with animation trends, techniques, and industry practices while continuously developing your craft.
• Take initiative, experiment with new approaches, and contribute ideas that improve responsiveness, expressiveness, and overall player experience.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience as an animator, including experience shipping at least one Unreal Engine title in an animation role.
• Strong hands-on proficiency with Unreal Engine and its animation tools.
• Advanced experience with Blender and other relevant animation software.
• Extensive knowledge of animation pipelines, production workflows, and asset development processes.
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals and the ability to demonstrate excellent aesthetic judgment.
• Experience with both keyframe and motion capture animation techniques.
• Strong documentation, debugging, troubleshooting, and animation problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to mentor junior team members and help establish high standards for quality and execution.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to independently manage workload, priorities, and deadlines.
• Highly collaborative and comfortable working effectively within a globally distributed, remote team.
• Self-motivated, curious, adaptable, and willing to experiment, take calculated risks, and learn from failure.
• Advanced Blender expertise is preferred.
• Experience creating creature or non-bipedal animation is preferred.
• First-person animation experience is a plus.
• A portfolio demonstrating relevant animation work and shipped or production-quality projects is expected.

Benefits

• Full-time opportunity within a globally distributed, remote team.
• Opportunity to contribute to a major game project and create engaging player experiences.
• Annual professional development support to encourage continued learning and career growth.
• Home office stipend to support an effective remote working environment.
• Paid time off for volunteer and nonprofit activities.
• Opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals across animation, art, design, narrative, engineering, and technical disciplines.
• Supportive environment focused on creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to mentor others while further developing senior-level animation and technical skills.
• Competitive compensation; for California-based employees, the stated expected salary range is $100,000–$131,000, with actual compensation determined by factors such as experience, education, skills, and location.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and inclusion for qualified applicants.