Remote 3D Character Rigger - Stylised, UE5

Festybay; Melbourne, Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible hours & WFH

Casual studio environment

Company events

Parramatta/Melbourne offices

Gym membership

Breakfasts & lunches

Job summary

Glitch Productions is seeking a skilled 3D Character Rigger to work across animated series and a new Unreal Engine 5 game. The role splits time between rigging for stylised animation and real-time game assets, with a remote-first setup plus Melbourne/Sydney options.

You'll design and implement production-ready rigs in Maya, build game-ready skeletons for UE5, and develop animator-friendly controls. Join a small, collaborative team delivering high-impact visuals.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3+ years of professional character rigging experience in animation, gaming or both industries.
• Expert-level knowledge of character rigging and skinning workflows in Autodesk Maya.
• Strong Python scripting skills for developing rigging tools, automation systems and production utilities.
• Hands-on experience preparing and implementing character rigs for Unreal Engine 5.
• Strong understanding of skeleton structures, joint hierarchies, deformation systems and skin weighting.
• Experience creating rigs for stylised, exaggerated or cartoony character animation.
• Knowledge of facial rigging, facial controls and expressive character systems.
• Ability to develop animator-friendly rigs that support complex poses and performances.
• Understanding of game-ready rigging requirements and real-time engine constraints.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical challenges independently.
• Ability to manage priorities, communicate clearly and take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high-quality character rigs for animated series production using Autodesk Maya.
• Develop game-ready rigs for playable characters, NPCs and props.
• Prepare and export character rigs and skeletons for seamless integration into Unreal Engine 5.
• Create rigs that support exaggerated and stylised animation, including squash and stretch, stretchy limbs and expressive facial controls.
• Develop intuitive and animator-friendly control systems for body mechanics, facial expressions and character performances.
• Perform character skinning and weight painting to achieve clean deformations during extreme poses and movements.
• Ensure rigs meet the artistic and technical requirements of both animation and game production.
• Collaborate closely with animators to understand requirements and improve rig functionality.
• Troubleshoot deformation, skinning and rigging issues identified during production.
• Maintain, update and optimise existing rigs based on feedback from animators and project leads.
• Develop Python scripts, tools and automation systems to improve rigging workflows and production efficiency.
• Contribute ideas and technical solutions to improve the overall character rigging pipeline.

Skills

Rigging experience

Maya rigging

Python scripting

Unreal Engine 5

Skinning & deformation

Stylised rigs

Facial rigging

Animator-friendly rigs

Real-time constraints

Problem solving

English fluency

Tools

Blender

Job description

Glitch Productions is seeking a skilled 3D Character Rigger to work across animated series and a new Unreal Engine 5 game. The role splits time between rigging for stylised animation and real-time game assets, with a remote-first setup plus Melbourne/Sydney options.

You'll design and implement production-ready rigs in Maya, build game-ready skeletons for UE5, and develop animator-friendly controls. Join a small, collaborative team delivering high-impact visuals.