Mid/Senior Technical Animator (UK Remote)

JR United Kingdom; Cheltenham; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game studio in the UK is seeking an experienced Technical Animator at mid or senior level for an 18-month full-time contract. This role involves creating innovative animation systems using Unreal Engine, supporting game development teams, and enhancing animation quality for various projects. Candidates should have a robust background in Technical Animation and be well-versed in animation blueprints.

Qualifications

• Experience with Animation Blueprints in Unreal.
• A strong background in Technical Animation for games.
• Completed a full game development cycle.

Responsibilities

• Work with Designers and Engineers to implement gameplay animation features.
• Support Engineers in fixing game issues with animation.
• Create tools to improve workflows and asset quality.

Skills

Animation Blueprints

Technical Animation

Unreal Engine 5

Runtime Animation

Locomotion Setup

Character Control Systems

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Posted:

31.05.2025

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15.07.2025

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Job Description:

We're looking for an experienced Technical Animator - Mid or Senior Level - to join a well-known, Midlands based, UK studio who are highly respected throughout the games industry.

As a Technical Animator you’ll be working on the studio’s upcoming action-adventure project and also on their highly successful, flagship title which has enjoyed sustained success with a growing player base and legions of adoring fans around the world.

This role is ideal for a problem solver with a creative technical mindset, you will join the studio’s Technical Animation team, and work directly with the Engineering team and support the Art, AI and Game teams to build animation systems for runtime.

You will be using Unreal to create higher standards of animation across a wide variety of unique and stylised characters and be involved in R&D into new and emerging animation technology.

***Please note, this is a fulltime, 18 month, contract position.***

• Work with Designers and Engineers to understand and implement gameplay animation features.
• Support Engineers and game dev teams to fix game issues, troubleshooting animation graphs and artwork.
• Be mindful of any performance issues and be responsible for making performance improvements.
• Advise on and create tools to improve workflows and asset quality.

The skills and experience you'll bring to the role...

• Proficient in creating Animation Blueprints inside Unreal using Blendspaces, State Machines and Control Rig is essential
• A background in Technical Animation for games.
• Experience in runtime animation in-engine, setting up locomotion or actions for characters and creatures.
• Expertise in Unreal 5 and animation skills.
• Experience in the development of location and character control systems.
• Completed a full game development cycle.

For this 18 month contract role you should be...

• Based in the UK and hold the right to work in the UK.
• Able to complete the full 18 month PAYE contract.