Mid/Senior Technical Animator (UK Remote)

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

Job summary

A well-known UK studio is seeking a Mid/Senior Technical Animator to contribute to a high-profile action-adventure project. You will join the Technical Animation team, working alongside Engineering, AI, and Art teams to enhance animation systems using Unreal Engine 5. This full-time, 18-month contract offers an exciting opportunity to explore new animation technology and improve gameplay quality in a creative environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Animation Blueprints

Blendspaces

State Machines

Control Rig

Runtime Animation

Gameplay Animation Features

Performance Improvements

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Job description

Mid/Senior Technical Animator (UK Remote), southampton

Client:

Aardvark Swift Recruitment

Location:

southampton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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 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.

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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.

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom