3D Animator

RetroStyle Games LLC; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive USD pay

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Project-based / part-time

350+ projects experience

Job summary

RetroStyle Games is expanding its freelance team and seeks talented 3D Animators to work on stylized real-time game projects. You will create character rigs, produce high-quality animations, and integrate them into Unity and Unreal Engine.

Remote, flexible freelance schedule, with multiple engagement options across exciting titles. Ideal candidates have strong Maya or Blender skills, commercial real-time animation experience in Unity/Unreal, and a solid grasp of animation timing and style.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Maya or Blender.
• Commercial experience creating animations for real-time games in Unity or Unreal Engine.
• Understanding of animation principles, timing, weight and gameplay-driven animation.
• Ability to match and maintain a project’s visual style.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Create character rigs and skeletal setups.
• Produce high-quality real-time game animations, including locomotion, idle cycles, attacks, interactions, and other gameplay animations.
• Prepare and integrate animations for Unity and Unreal Engine projects.

Skills

Self-motivated

Independent work

Time management

Reliable

Tools

Maya

Blender

Unity

Unreal Engine

Godot

Job description

RetroStyle Games is a team of passionate game developers and artists dedicated to creating outstanding game art. We deliver high-quality art outsourcing services to clients worldwide while also developing our own games.

We're currently expanding our freelance team and looking for talented 3D Animators to work on a variety of stylized real-time game projects.

King of the Board
retrostylegames.com/portfolio/auto-battler-board-fantasy-game-characters-and-animation/

Haunted Paws
retrostylegames.com/portfolio/haunted-paws-coop-horror-3d-characters-and-animations/

Warrior Dwarf
retrostylegames.com/portfolio/3d-dwarf-fantasy-character-model-and-animation/

What You'll Do

• Create character rigs and skeletal setups.
• Produce high-quality real-time game animations, including locomotion, idle cycles, attacks, interactions, and other gameplay animations.
• Prepare and integrate animations for Unity and Unreal Engine projects.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Maya or Blender.
• Commercial experience creating animations for real-time games in Unity or Unreal Engine.
• Solid understanding of animation principles, timing, weight, and gameplay-driven animation.
• Ability to match and maintain a project’s visual style.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and able to work independently.

Nice to Have

• Cinematic animation experience.
• Experience with physics or animation simulations.
• Motion capture cleanup.
• Experience with Godot.
• VR animation experience.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation pegged to USD.
• Fully remote collaboration with a flexible freelance schedule.
• Multiple engagement options, including project-based work, fixed-term collaboration, or part-time involvement.
• The opportunity to contribute to a wide variety of game projects.
• A team with experience delivering more than 350 successful game art projects.