Junior Animator - 12 Month FTC - Studio Elevation (Remote within the UK)

nDreams; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading VR game developer is looking for a passionate Junior Animator to create high-quality animations for exciting projects. This role requires a good understanding of animation principles, proficiency in tools like Maya or Blender, and a collaborative mindset. Join a supportive and creative team to grow your animation skills in a fully remote setting within the UK.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Duvet days

Birthday off

Dedicated personal development time

Health insurance

Qualifications

• Good understanding of animation principles and techniques.
• 6–12 months of experience in an animation role.
• Proficiency with animation tools such as Maya or Blender.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating animations for characters, creatures, and props.
• Collaborate with designers and programmers.
• Learn and support animation implementation within Unreal Engine.

Skills

Animation principles and techniques

Communication skills

Collaboration

Movement and storytelling through animation

Proficiency with Maya or Blender

Tools

Maya

Blender

Unreal Engine

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a passionate and eager Junior Animator to join our team and support the delivery of high-quality animations across a variety of exciting projects. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their animation career to grow their skills and gain hands-on experience in a supportive and creative environment.

Term and Work Arrangements

• 12 month fixed term contract
• Full time (37.5 hours per week)
• Fully remote within the UK
• Salary is competitive and dependent on experience

Key responsibilities

• Assist in creating animations for characters, creatures, and props.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and programmers to ensure animations fit the game vision.
• Learn and support animation implementation within Unreal Engine.
• Take feedback and iterate on animations to improve quality.
• Stay curious and up to date with animation trends and tools.

Requirements

The skills you’ll need:

• A good understanding of animation principles and techniques.
• At least 6–12 months of professional experience in an animation role (including internships or freelance work).
• Proficiency with animation tools such as Maya, Blender, or similar.
• A keen eye for movement and storytelling through animation.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Familiarity with working in a team environment, ideally within a game development or creative studio.

The nice to haves

• Experience with VR animation.
• Passion for VR and innovative technologies.
• Experience with Rigging in Unreal 5

Benefits

We are nDreams – we develop and publish the world’s most immersive VR games. You may know us as the developer behind Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked, and Frenzies. As a publisher, we have also supported the release of other studio’s titles including Little Cities, PowerWash Simulator VR, and Vendetta Forever. With humble beginnings as an independent studio, we combine amazing projects with a personal, caring touch. We’ve got more incredible titles to be announced soon!

We believe the best workplaces and games are created by diverse, happy and safe teams. We're committed to building a culture centred on respect, wellbeing and balance. It’s crucial we make our games and industry more accessible to underrepresented communities. We strive to live this through the people we hire, the experiences we create and the causes we support.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to bring their best, authentic self to work. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process by emailing [e-mail] or speaking to your nDreams recruiter. For more information about reasonable adjustments, check out this guidance from Scope.

We offer great perks, including flexible hours, duvet days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, as well as regular socials. Beyond this, there’s an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover and much more.