Mid/Senior Technical Animator (UK Remote)

JR United Kingdom; Greater Manchester; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known UK studio seeks a Mid/Senior Technical Animator for an 18-month contract. You'll work on an action-adventure project, collaborating with teams to build animation systems using Unreal. Ideal for problem solvers with a creative technical mindset.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in creating Animation Blueprints in Unreal.
• Background in Technical Animation for games.
• Experience with runtime animation in-engine.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Designers and Engineers to implement gameplay animation features.
• Support Engineers and game development teams in troubleshooting animation graphs.
• Develop tools to improve workflows and asset quality.

Skills

Animation Blueprints

Technical Animation

Unreal 5

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Mid/Senior Technical Animator (UK Remote), Greater Manchester

Client: Aardvark Swift Recruitment

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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 work on the studio’s upcoming action-adventure project and their highly successful flagship title, which has enjoyed sustained success with a growing player base and legions of fans worldwide.

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

You will use Unreal to create high standards of animation across a variety of unique and stylized characters and be involved in R&D into new animation technology.

***Please note, this is a full-time, 18-month, contract position.***

• Collaborate with Designers and Engineers to implement gameplay animation features.
• Support Engineers and game development teams in troubleshooting animation graphs and artwork issues.
• Monitor performance issues and optimize accordingly.
• Develop tools to improve workflows and asset quality.

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

• Proficiency in creating Animation Blueprints in Unreal using Blendspaces, State Machines, and Control Rig.
• Background in Technical Animation for games.
• Experience with runtime animation in-engine, setting up locomotion or actions for characters and creatures.
• Expertise in Unreal 5 and animation skills.
• Experience developing location and character control systems.
• Completion of a full game development cycle.

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

• Based in the UK and authorized to work there.
• Able to commit to the full 18-month PAYE contract.