Technical Animator – Real-Time Gameplay Animation

Keywords Studios; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Keywords Studios Asia is seeking Technical Animators for Singapore-based work on an exciting, unannounced AAA project. You will implement and iterate gameplay animation in-engine, collaborating with design and engineering to deliver responsive movement and integrated gameplay sequences.

The role emphasizes traversal, combat, and interactive storytelling, with opportunities to prototype rapidly in-engine and contribute to high-quality productions.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in Technical Animation, Gameplay Animation, or a closely related role.
• Experience working with Unreal, Unity, or proprietary game engines.
• Strong understanding of real-time gameplay animation and how animation interacts with game systems.
• A good eye for movement, timing, posing, and animation quality.
• Comfortable working closely with programmers, designers, and animators.
• Able to prototype, test, and iterate quickly in-engine.
• Experience contributing to at least one shipped game, ideally at AAA or high-quality production scale.

Responsibilities

• Implement and iterate on gameplay animation across traversal, combat, and interactive sequences.
• Support traversal systems including climbing, jumping, mantling, and general movement across the environment.
• Work closely with programmers and designers to ensure animation integrates effectively with gameplay systems.
• Create and implement rapid in-game previs for interactive narrative and action sequences.
• Support combat animation for both player characters and NPCs, including hand-to-hand, improvised weapons, throwing, and ranged actions.
• Prototype and iterate quickly to test movement, posing, timing, positioning, and camera requirements.
• Troubleshoot animation-related issues and help identify practical technical solutions.
• Contribute to the overall quality and responsiveness of the gameplay experience.

Skills

Technical Animation

Gameplay Animation

In-game iteration

Collaboration with design/engineering

Prototyping in-engine

Shipping a game (AAA)

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Proprietary engines

Job description

Keywords Studios Asia is seeking Technical Animators for Singapore-based work on an exciting, unannounced AAA project. You will implement and iterate gameplay animation in-engine, collaborating with design and engineering to deliver responsive movement and integrated gameplay sequences.

The role emphasizes traversal, combat, and interactive storytelling, with opportunities to prototype rapidly in-engine and contribute to high-quality productions.