GLITCH Productions — Gameplay Animator — Remote / Sydney / Melbourne

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

Job summary

GLITCH Productions is seeking a game-animation professional to bring expressive characters to life in Unreal Engine 5. The role supports remote work with Sydney or Melbourne options, and full-time commitment.

You will keyframe movement for playable characters and NPCs, integrate animations in UE5, refine responsiveness with design and engineering, and contribute short cinematics while communicating rig requirements.

Qualifications

• Around three years of game-animation experience and a shipped title.
• Strong stylised acting, timing and posing skills in Maya.
• UE5 animation workflows, loops and transitions; fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Keyframe movement for playable characters and NPCs.
• Integrate animations in UE5 and refine responsiveness with design and engineering.
• Contribute short cinematics and communicate rig requirements.

Skills

Stylised acting

Timing

Posing

Fluent English

Tools

Maya

Unreal Engine 5

Job description

Bring expressive characters to GLITCH’s Unreal Engine 5 game.

Location: Remote / Sydney or Melbourne, Australia — Eligibility to be confirmed. Full-time. Remote is listed alongside Sydney and Melbourne. No country eligibility list is provided; confirm the proposed working location with the studio.

What you will do

• Keyframe movement, reactions, actions and emotes for playable characters and NPCs.
• Integrate animations in UE5 and refine responsiveness with design and engineering.
• Contribute short cinematics and communicate rig requirements.

What the studio is looking for

• Around three years of game-animation experience and a shipped title; reel quality carries weight.
• Strong stylised acting, timing and posing skills in Maya.
• UE5 animation workflows, loops and transitions, plus fluent English.

Source and dates

• Official source: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/glitch/6469bae9-75f4-41e7-8aa7-7802478e5fff.
• Employer publication date: October 30, 2026.
• Added to the source spreadsheet: October 30, 2026; this is separate from the employer publication date.
• Availability and details verified: October 31, 2026.
• No separate application deadline is displayed. Any AnimaWorker listing expiry is separate from the employer’s dates.