Senior Technical Animator: Unreal Melee Combat Lead

Flix Interactive Ltd; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Flix Interactive Ltd in the West Midlands (Europe) seeks a senior technical animator to combine character animation with Unreal Engine implementation for responsive melee combat.

You will refine animation systems, implement state machines, blend spaces and animation blueprints, develop movement transitions and diagnose issues across a distributed team. This full-time role allows remote work within Europe or West Midlands and emphasizes collaboration with artists and engineers.

Qualifications

• Seven years at senior level in technical animation or equivalent.
• Melee-combat experience and Unreal skills including motion matching.
• Blender or Maya proficiency and clear communication across a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Refine animation and implement state machines, blend spaces, montages and animation Blueprints.
• Develop movement and combat transitions, diagnose issues and optimize and document systems.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Animation Blueprints

State machines

Motion matching

Tools

Blender

Maya

Job description

Flix Interactive Ltd in the West Midlands (Europe) seeks a senior technical animator to combine character animation with Unreal Engine implementation for responsive melee combat.

You will refine animation systems, implement state machines, blend spaces and animation blueprints, develop movement transitions and diagnose issues across a distributed team. This full-time role allows remote work within Europe or West Midlands and emphasizes collaboration with artists and engineers.