3D Character Animator — In-Engine Gameplay & Cinematics

Chimera Entertainment; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Chimera Entertainment in Munich/Cebu is seeking a skilled 3D Animator to bring characters to life across our games. You will create high-quality animations for gameplay, interactions, and cinematics, and bring them into-engine with testing and refinement.

You will work closely with artists, designers and programmers in a small, international team, applying strong timing and weight, and adapting styles to different projects. Experience with Blender or Maya and real-time engines is valued.

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a 3D Animator in game development.
• Strong understanding of animation principles (timing, weight, posing).
• Ability to create high-quality animations across human, creature, and stylized characters.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality 3D character animations for gameplay, interactions, and cinematics.
• Develop expressive animations using keyframes and motion capture data where applicable.
• Implement, test and refine animations in the game engine.
• Create and adjust character rigs, perform skinning and retargeting.

Skills

3D animation in games

Animation timing & weight

Portfolio or demo reel

Rigging/Skinning/Retargeting

English communication

Tools

Blender

Maya

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Chimera Entertainment in Munich/Cebu is seeking a skilled 3D Animator to bring characters to life across our games. You will create high-quality animations for gameplay, interactions, and cinematics, and bring them into-engine with testing and refinement.

You will work closely with artists, designers and programmers in a small, international team, applying strong timing and weight, and adapting styles to different projects. Experience with Blender or Maya and real-time engines is valued.