Remote Mocap Animator - 9-12 Month Contract for Games

SIDE; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Side is seeking a Motion Capture Animator to join our remote team on a 9-12 month contract. The role centers on cleaning and retargeting mocap data from shoots, reconstructing missing movements, and ensuring the digital character accurately reflects the actor’s performance.

You will collaborate with studios worldwide, using MotionBuilder, Shogun Post, Maya, Unreal or Unity to polish animation curves, stabilize feet, and align data with reference video under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in cleanup or tracking in game development.
• Strong understanding of anatomy and weight distribution.
• Ability to reconstruct missing data from partial capture accurately.
• Experience with motion capture pipelines and retargeting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Identify, label, and track raw point-cloud data from shoots.
• Reconstruct missing data due to occlusions using interpolation or references.
• Solve marker data onto 3D rigs and ensure accurate translation.
• Meet production deadlines and fix issues like floor-sliding and clipping.

Skills

Motion capture cleanup

Retargeting

Animation concepts

Team collaboration

Tools

Autodesk MotionBuilder

Vicon Shogun Post

Autodesk Maya

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Side is seeking a Motion Capture Animator to join our remote team on a 9-12 month contract. The role centers on cleaning and retargeting mocap data from shoots, reconstructing missing movements, and ensuring the digital character accurately reflects the actor’s performance.

You will collaborate with studios worldwide, using MotionBuilder, Shogun Post, Maya, Unreal or Unity to polish animation curves, stabilize feet, and align data with reference video under tight deadlines.