Senior Animator

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Worlds seeks an experienced Animator to create expressive, high-quality animations that meet project requirements. You will push visual excellence, work with the animation lead, design and narrative teams, and help ensure efficient delivery tools and pipelines within Unreal Engine and Blender workflows.

Requirements include 7+ years as an Animator, at least one shipped Unreal Engine title in animation, proficiency in Unreal Engine, and Blender experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as an Animator.
• Minimum of one shipped Unreal Engine title in an Animation role.
• Proficiency working directly in Unreal Engine.
• Experience with Blender and related animation software.
• Extensive knowledge of animation pipelines.
• Strong documentation and debugging skills.
• Ability to mentor junior team members.
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals and aesthetic judgment.

Responsibilities

• Create animations that meet the aesthetic and technical requirements of the project.
• Set a high visual bar and push for elevated quality.
• Work with animation lead and Technical Art to ensure efficient delivery tools and technology.
• Collaborate with design and narrative to ensure responsive and expressive assets.
• Self-manage timeboxes and production workload to meet milestone goals.
• Improve animation processes, workflows, and pipelines.
• Respond to feedback and iterate on assets.
• Utilize keyframe and motion capture techniques.
• Develop expert-level knowledge of game engine animation tools.

Skills

7+ years experience

Unreal Engine

Blender

Animation pipelines

Art fundamentals

Mentoring

Documentation

Motion capture

Team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blender

Job description

Responsibilities

• Create animations that meet the aesthetic and technical requirements of the project
• Set a high visual bar and push for elevated quality
• Work with animation lead and Technical Art to ensure efficient delivery tools and technology
• Collaborate with design and narrative to ensure responsive and expressive assets
• Self-manage timeboxes and production workload to meet milestone goals
• Improve animation processes, workflows, and pipelines
• Respond to feedback and iterate on assets
• Utilize keyframe and motion capture techniques
• Develop expert-level knowledge of game engine animation tools

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as an Animator
• Minimum of one shipped Unreal Engine title in an Animation role
• Proficiency working directly in Unreal Engine
• Experience with Blender and related animation software
• Extensive knowledge of animation pipelines
• Strong documentation and debugging skills
• Ability to mentor junior team members
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals and aesthetic judgment

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Blender experience
• Creature or non-bipedal animation experience
• First-person animation experience

About the Company

Unknown Worlds makes games that are accessible and engaging for players all over the world. We are an innovative studio dedicated to hiring and supporting talented, creative people from diverse backgrounds.