Contract Game Animator

Triwill Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Triwill Group, on behalf of a partner, is seeking a Contract Game Animator in the United States. You will bring characters, creatures, and gameplay mechanics to life with expressive, high-quality 3D animation.

Collaborate with animators, artists, designers, and engineers to deliver polished in-game animations and cinematics, maintain a distinctive visual style, and meet production milestones in a fast-growing game franchise.

Qualifications

• Create high-quality 3D in-game animations and cinematics.
• Collaborate with animators, artists, designers, and engineers.
• Own deliverables and meet production milestones.

Responsibilities

• Animate memorable characters, creatures, and gameplay mechanics.
• Ensure animation feels natural, impactful, and responsive in gameplay.
• Contribute to a distinctive visual style.

Job description

Description:

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Contract Game Animator based in United States.

This contract role offers the opportunity to bring memorable characters, creatures, and gameplay mechanics to life through expressive, high-quality 3D animation. The Game Animator will collaborate closely with animators, artists, designers, and engineers to create polished in-game animations and cinematics. You'll contribute to a distinctive visual style while ensuring animation feels natural, impactful, and responsive in gameplay. The role combines strong artistic judgment with technical understanding of body mechanics, performance, weight, and creature movement. You'll take ownership of deliverables, work within production milestones, and continuously refine animation workflows. This is an opportunity to contribute to an ambitious, fast-growing game franchise within a creative and collaborative development environment.