Remote Technical Animator: Maya to Unity for Mobile Combat

YoYo Studios, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 67,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

YoYo Studios is seeking a technical animator for Meme Wars, a 3D mobile arena fighter. You will own animation from Maya to Unity and ship features with speed.

Responsibilities include animating combat, integrating in Unity with animator controllers and state machines, and ensuring the live build feels responsive and impactful for Gen Alpha players. This fully remote role pays a monthly salary of $6,000–$7,500.

Qualifications

• Strong Maya animation.
• Integrate in Unity: animator controllers, state machines, full pipeline.
• Real eye for game feel: frame timing, snap, impact, readability.
• Fast iterator who works independently.

Responsibilities

• Animate combat in Maya: attacks, hits, jumps, knockouts.
• Integrate everything in Unity: animator controllers, state machines, blend trees.
• Own how every character moves, hits and feels in the live build.
• Work alongside our keyframe animator and two gameplay developers.

Skills

Maya animation

Unity integration

Game feel timing

Independent fast iterating

Tools

Unity

Maya

Job description

YoYo Studios is seeking a technical animator for Meme Wars, a 3D mobile arena fighter. You will own animation from Maya to Unity and ship features with speed.

Responsibilities include animating combat, integrating in Unity with animator controllers and state machines, and ensuring the live build feels responsive and impactful for Gen Alpha players. This fully remote role pays a monthly salary of $6,000–$7,500.