Senior Open-World Creature Cinematic Animator (Remote-First)

CD Projekt; Województwo mazowieckie; Hybrid; PLN 212,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

Life insurance

Annual cancer screenings

Gym and wellness facilities

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Cinematic Open World Creature Animator on a 2-year fixed-term contract. You will craft animations for NPCs, animals, and environmental interactions to enhance open world storytelling and gameplay responsiveness.

You will work with Open World, Gameplay, Narrative, and Technical Animation teams to deliver systemic, emergent animation that supports engaging player experiences beyond cutscenes.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping AAA games or significant open-world titles is preferred.
• Strong understanding of animation principles and timing for gameplay systems.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to implement systemic animation.

Responsibilities

• Own animation content for a specific creature in the game world.
• Create high-quality animation assets for creature routines and environmental interactions.
• Collaborate with Cinematic Animation Lead, Gameplay, Open World Design, and Narrative teams.
• Prototype and iterate animations to support systemic/worldbuilding events.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Animation pipeline

Blueprint scripting

Creature rigging

Education

Animation education

Tools

Mocap

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Cinematic Open World Creature Animator on a 2-year fixed-term contract. You will craft animations for NPCs, animals, and environmental interactions to enhance open world storytelling and gameplay responsiveness.

You will work with Open World, Gameplay, Narrative, and Technical Animation teams to deliver systemic, emergent animation that supports engaging player experiences beyond cutscenes.