Hybrid Technical Animator & Rigger for 3D Games

Cinnamon; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Lightfold Games in Atlanta, GA is building its founding technical animation team. We seek two Technical Animators/Riggers to design and implement robust character rigs for gameplay, animation and mocap pipelines.

You will work closely with artists, designers, and engineers to deliver animator-friendly rigs, integrate motion capture data, and develop in-engine tooling in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong rigging and skinning experience (Maya or equivalent).
• Experience with in-engine animation pipelines (Unreal Engine preferred).
• Proficiency in motion capture workflows, including cleaning and retargeting.
• Scripting abilities (Python, MEL, or similar) to develop tools.
• Understanding of video game pipelines and real-time engines (Unity, Unreal Engine) is highly beneficial.
• Experience with industry-standard 3D software (Maya, Blender, or equivalent) for rigging and animation.
• Ability to collaborate with artists, technical staff, and production with clear documentation.

Responsibilities

• Build skeletal rigs and skin weighting for players and monster variants.
• Develop locomotion cycles and ensure clean in-engine integration.
• Support heavy animation-state needs: run, strafe, shoot, hit reactions, deaths.
• Work with Character Artists on rig-friendly topology.
• Script tools and workflows to streamline rigging and animation tasks.
• Document best practices and collaborate with leads to support storytelling goals.

Skills

Rigging & skinning

Motion capture workflows

Animation principles

Scripting for tools

Collaboration & communication

Tools

Maya

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Lightfold Games in Atlanta, GA is building its founding technical animation team. We seek two Technical Animators/Riggers to design and implement robust character rigs for gameplay, animation and mocap pipelines.

You will work closely with artists, designers, and engineers to deliver animator-friendly rigs, integrate motion capture data, and develop in-engine tooling in a hybrid work environment.