Cinematic Technical Animator for Dynamic Narrative

Content Creators; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghost Story Games is seeking a Cinematic Animator to craft dynamic, narrative-driven cinematic content for Judas. You will design extensible pipelines, lead animation blueprints and sequences, and collaborate across audio, lighting, and narrative teams to elevate emotional storytelling.

The role emphasizes independence, feedback uptake, and meeting deadlines within a collaborative studio. The position requires 2+ years in game development with hands-on experience, strong timing for narrative

Qualifications

• 2+ years in game industry with hands-on work.
• Strong sense of timing and pacing for narrative delivery.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Strong visual scripting and/or programming skills.
• Investigative and debugging capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design pipelines and tooling for cinematic content across teams.
• Lead animation blueprints, montages, level sequences, and scripting.
• Provide technical direction for character animation integration.
• Collaborate with audio, lighting, animation, and narrative design teams.
• Drive performance optimization and scalability of cinematic systems.

Skills

Narrative timing

Communication

Visual scripting

Debugging

Team collaboration

Game industry experience

Tools

Perforce

Job description

Ghost Story Games is seeking a Cinematic Animator to craft dynamic, narrative-driven cinematic content for Judas. You will design extensible pipelines, lead animation blueprints and sequences, and collaborate across audio, lighting, and narrative teams to elevate emotional storytelling.

The role emphasizes independence, feedback uptake, and meeting deadlines within a collaborative studio. The position requires 2+ years in game development with hands-on experience, strong timing for narrative