Mid/Senior Technical Animator (UK Remote)

JR United Kingdom; London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading studio in the UK is seeking a Mid/Senior Technical Animator to work on exciting action-adventure projects. This role involves collaborating with various teams to create high-quality animations using Unreal Engine. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background and problem-solving skills. This is a full-time, 18-month contract position based in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proficient in creating Animation Blueprints inside Unreal.
• Background in Technical Animation for games.

Responsibilities

• Work with Designers and Engineers to implement gameplay animation features.
• Support Engineers and game dev teams to fix game issues.

Skills

Animation Blueprints

Technical Animation

Unreal Engine

Problem Solving

Job description

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Mid/Senior Technical Animator (UK Remote), London

Client: Aardvark Swift Recruitment

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required:

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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 on 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 studio’s Technical Animation team, working directly with the Engineering team to support the Art, AI, and Game teams in building animation systems for runtime.

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

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

• Work with Designers and Engineers to understand and implement gameplay animation features.
• Support Engineers and game development teams in troubleshooting animation graphs and artwork.
• Be mindful of performance issues and 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.
• 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 developing 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.