Senior Blender Animator — Remote/Hybrid + Mentoring

Blue Zoo Production; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid/Remote options

Start Autumn 2026

Job summary

Blue Zoo Production seeks a senior Blender animator to join our UK-based team. You will work within a studio environment, translating direction into expressive character animation and meeting production deadlines.

Work will involve live capture integration, feedback-driven iteration, and mentoring junior artists while pushing the boundaries of TV animation. Flexible hybrid/remote options are available, with start planned for early Autumn 2026.

Qualifications

• Proven Blender animation skills with strong storytelling.
• Advanced body mechanics, posing and performance.
• Experience with facial/body capture workflows.
• Ability to receive and apply direction and feedback.
• Good time management to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to mentor junior artists.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the animation team and Animation Lead.
• Integrate live-capture takes in Blender and refine performances.
• Manage time to meet shot deadlines.
• Maintain clear storytelling and acting through animation.
• Incorporate feedback from Directors.
• Mentor less experienced teammates.
• Deliver high-quality work within time constraints.

Skills

Blender animation

Body mechanics

Rig parenting (Cloudrig)

Face capture

Graph editor

Lip-sync

Time management

Mentoring teammates

Tools

Python scripting

Mel scripting

ShotGrid

Job description

Blue Zoo Production seeks a senior Blender animator to join our UK-based team. You will work within a studio environment, translating direction into expressive character animation and meeting production deadlines.

Work will involve live capture integration, feedback-driven iteration, and mentoring junior artists while pushing the boundaries of TV animation. Flexible hybrid/remote options are available, with start planned for early Autumn 2026.