3D Character Animator for Games

Chimera Entertainment; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 670,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Job summary

Chimera Entertainment seeks a Cebu-based 3D Animator to bring characters to life across gameplay, interactions and cinematics. You will implement animations in-engine, collaborating with artists, designers and programmers in Munich.

You’ll handle rigging, skinning and retargeting, adapt to different styles and engines (Unity/Unreal), and help refine our animation pipeline while delivering high-quality motion for mobile and PC titles.

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a 3D Animator in game development, with a solid understanding of production workflows and technical constraints.
• Ability to create high-quality character animations across different character types and styles, including human, non-human, and stylized characters.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality 3D character animations for gameplay, interactions and cinematics.
• Develop expressive and believable animations using keyframe animation and motion capture data where applicable.
• Adapt animations to different gameplay requirements, visual styles and technical constraints.
• Implement, test and refine animations directly in the game engine.
• Create and adjust character rigs, perform skinning and retarget animations for different characters.
• Work closely with artists, game designers and programmers to ensure animations support both visual quality and gameplay.
• Contribute to efficient animation workflows and continuously improve our animation pipeline.

Skills

3D Animation

Animation Principles

Real-time engines

Rigging/ Skinning

Collaboration

Tools

Blender

Maya

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Chimera Entertainment seeks a Cebu-based 3D Animator to bring characters to life across gameplay, interactions and cinematics. You will implement animations in-engine, collaborating with artists, designers and programmers in Munich.

You’ll handle rigging, skinning and retargeting, adapt to different styles and engines (Unity/Unreal), and help refine our animation pipeline while delivering high-quality motion for mobile and PC titles.