Senior Technical Animator.

Games Jobs Direct; Guildford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Guildford is seeking a Senior/Lead Animator to drive high-quality character animation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in animation, strong skills in Unreal Engine, and a passion for game development. Responsibilities include designing animation pipelines, animating features, and collaborating closely with engineering teams. This position offers comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance, a robust mental well-being program, and more.

Benefits

Pension

Private medical insurance

Health care cash plan

Dental insurance

Disability and life insurance

Critical illness coverage

Cycle to work scheme

Flu shots

Health checks

Meals

Mental well-being program

Qualifications

• Experience in both key-framing and mocap animation.
• Strong eye for both facial performance and body mechanics.
• Familiarity with retargeting and animation systems in Unreal Engine.
• Good understanding of both realistic and stylised motion.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Become a stakeholder for quality results in animation.
• Help design and construct pipelines for animation workflows.
• Work closely with Engineering and Tech Anim for feedback.
• Animate and create anim graphs across various projects.
• Provide alignment by liaising with other Epic teams.

Skills

Key-framing animation

Mocap animation

Facial performance

Body mechanics

Collaboration skills

Tools

Unreal Engine

Anim blueprints

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

ART

What We Do

We are the MetaHuman team at Epic, the humans behind MetaHuman Creator and Animator. We work tirelessly to improve high fidelity characters in Unreal Engine while making those technologies accessible to everyone. With our MetaHuman Product, we enable the creation of photorealistic digital humans and the mapping of human appearance and behaviour onto realistic but also stylised characters. All of this is critical in populating the metaverse.

What You'll Do

The MetaHuman team is looking for a Senior/Lead Animator to help drive the vision for high-quality character animation. A successful candidate should have a great understanding of the fundamentals of animation and how they relate to game animation and the ability to implement animations in the Unreal Engine.

In this role, you will

• Become a stakeholder for quality results in animation using MetaHuman and Unreal Engine technology.
• Help design and construct pipelines for animation and retargeting workflows.
• Work closely with Engineering and Tech Anim to give feedback on rigs and the design of tools and pipelines.
• Work hands‑on by animating and creating anim graphs across many different types of projects to help shape new features.
• Provide alignment by being a point of contact with other Epic teams and initiatives.

What we're looking for

• Experience in both key‑framing and mocap animation.
• Strong eye for both facial performance and body mechanics.
• Familiarity with retargeting and animation systems such as anim blueprints in Unreal Engine.
• Good understanding of both realistic and stylised motion.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well‑being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award‑winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award‑winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high‑fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world‑class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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