Senior Animation Systems Designer

Socket.dev; Blank (MD); On-site; USD 178,112 - 315,803; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Technical Designer in Animation (TDiA) to design and create gameplay animation systems that deliver high-quality character motion. You will be the primary contact for animation implementation issues and work with Animation, Design, and Engineering to ensure a smooth pipeline.

You will help bridge communication between teams, identify issues, and deploy solutions using your technical knowledge. This role opens across multiple US locations including CA, NYC, and WA.

Qualifications

• Strong animation sense with realistic and stylized motion understanding.
• Expertise with animation pipelines and tools like Maya/MotionBuilder; Unreal Engine in control rig workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving and clear written communication; team collaboration.
• Familiarity with animation gameplay concepts such as blend trees and state machines; Unreal Engine experience is a plus.
• Experience in AAA game development and large-team environments; self-motivated and independent work style.

Responsibilities

• Create animation behavior tools and techniques for complex movement systems.
• Design and implement animation state machines and runtime solutions.
• Collaborate with Animation, Design and Engineering to troubleshoot issues and improve pipelines.
• Work with leadership to maintain high style and quality for in-game animations.
• Identify improvements to animation workflows and produce documentation and training for the team.

Skills

Animation sense

Unreal Engine

Problem-solving

Written communication

Gameplay animation tools

Tools

Maya

MotionBuilder

Unreal Engine

Job description

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Technical Designer in Animation (TDiA) to design and create gameplay animation systems that deliver high-quality character motion. You will be the primary contact for animation implementation issues and work with Animation, Design, and Engineering to ensure a smooth pipeline.

You will help bridge communication between teams, identify issues, and deploy solutions using your technical knowledge. This role opens across multiple US locations including CA, NYC, and WA.