Senior 3D Animator - Avatar Locomotion Expert (6-mo)

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 101,589 - 124,456; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior 3D Animator to join our San Mateo team for a 6-month engagement. You will create foundational avatar animations—idle, walk, run, jumps—and deliver polished, game-ready motion optimized for Roblox's avatar system.

Collaborating with animation leads, designers, and engineers, you will export assets for Roblox Studio and iterate using reviews in SyncSketch. Proficiency in Maya and strong acting-through-motion skills are essential for expressive, weighty gameplay

Qualifications

• Strong experience in character animation for games (believable locomotion and actions).
• Excellent acting through motion to convey emotion, weight, timing, and personality.

Responsibilities

• Create and refine locomotion and ability animations (idle, walk, run, jump, land).
• Deliver clean, weighty animations optimized for Roblox avatar system (R15 preferred).
• Iterate quickly based on feedback from leads, designers, and engineers.
• Export animations for Roblox Studio integration with best practices.

Skills

Game animation

Character animation

Acting through motion

Animation timing

Animation principles

Tools

Autodesk Maya

SyncSketch

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Senior 3D Animator to join our San Mateo team for a 6-month engagement. You will create foundational avatar animations—idle, walk, run, jumps—and deliver polished, game-ready motion optimized for Roblox's avatar system.

Collaborating with animation leads, designers, and engineers, you will export assets for Roblox Studio and iterate using reviews in SyncSketch. Proficiency in Maya and strong acting-through-motion skills are essential for expressive, weighty gameplay