Remote Junior Creature Animator - NZ

Festybay; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Pipeline literacy

NZD salary

Job summary

Patriam Studios is seeking a Junior Creature Animator in New Zealand, working remotely to bring mythological fauna to life with a focus on non-humanoid locomotion and biomechanics.

The role emphasizes structured mentorship and engine-friendly workflows, using Maya/Blender for animation and Unreal Engine or Unity for integration. A foundational portfolio and eagerness to learn are required, with NZD 55,000–70,000 yearly compensation.

Qualifications

• Portfolio showing creature or non-human animation with believable weight and timing.
• Foundational knowledge of keyframe animation in industry-standard DCC tools (Maya/Blender).
• Basic understanding of rigging, FK/IK and skin weights.
• Willingness to learn engine integration and asset pipeline workflows.

Responsibilities

• Create gameplay-ready creature animations including locomotion, combat cycles, and idle states.
• Import, test, and refine animations in the game engine with proper state transitions.
• Develop movement matrices for various creature profiles and ensure realistic physics.

Skills

Keyframe animation

Biomechanics

Rigging

Engine integration

Weight realism

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Blender

MotionBuilder

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Patriam Studios is seeking a Junior Creature Animator in New Zealand, working remotely to bring mythological fauna to life with a focus on non-humanoid locomotion and biomechanics.

The role emphasizes structured mentorship and engine-friendly workflows, using Maya/Blender for animation and Unreal Engine or Unity for integration. A foundational portfolio and eagerness to learn are required, with NZD 55,000–70,000 yearly compensation.