Cartoon Gameplay Animator — UE5, Remote

Festybay; Sydney, Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Gym membership

EAP

Company events

Job summary

Glitch Productions is seeking a Gameplay Animator to bring characters and NPCs to life with expressive, cartoony animation. You will work on gameplay animation, strong posing, timing, squash and stretch, and integrate animations into Unreal Engine 5.

The role requires a showreel demonstrating stylised animation and collaboration with designers, engineers, and riggers. Flexible, remote-friendly setup with opportunities for evolving studio projects.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3+ years of professional experience in game animation.
• Experience contributing to at least one shipped game title.
• A strong animation showreel demonstrating stylised and cartoony character animation.
• Excellent understanding of character posing, timing, spacing, weight and exaggeration.
• Proven ability to create expressive animations with strong personality and clear visual communication.
• Hands-on experience working with Unreal Engine 5.
• Understanding of UE5 animation workflows, including animation importing, Animation Blueprints, state machines and montages.

Responsibilities

• Create keyframe gameplay animations for playable characters and NPCs, including locomotion, actions, reactions and emotes.
• Produce expressive, exaggerated and cartoony character animations that match the established visual style.
• Develop strong poses, silhouettes, dynamic timing and convincing character performances.
• Take animations through the complete production process, from blocking to final polish.
• Import and implement animations directly into Unreal Engine 5.
• Collaborate with engineers to support animation systems, including Animation Blueprints, state machines and montages.
• Work with designers to refine animation responsiveness, timing and gameplay feel.
• Create short cinematic sequences and cutscene animations when required.
• Coordinate with rigging to communicate animation requirements and improve rigs.
• Identify animation-related issues and contribute to production pipeline improvements.

Skills

3+ years animation

Showreel

Character animation

Pose & timing

Expressive style

English proficiency

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Autodesk Maya

Job description

Glitch Productions is seeking a Gameplay Animator to bring characters and NPCs to life with expressive, cartoony animation. You will work on gameplay animation, strong posing, timing, squash and stretch, and integrate animations into Unreal Engine 5.

The role requires a showreel demonstrating stylised animation and collaboration with designers, engineers, and riggers. Flexible, remote-friendly setup with opportunities for evolving studio projects.