Senior Cinematic Animator — Remote (CET Core Hours)

Jobgether SRL; Spain (TX); On-site; EUR 28,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

4-month freelance contract

Core CET hours 10:00–16:00

Cutting-edge tools and workflows

Global collaboration

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cinematic Animator (Freelance) to bring characters and props to life for high-energy cinematic sequences. The role is fully remote with core CET hours and a 4-month contract, based in Spain.

You will create, refine, and polish animation in Maya, then integrate assets into Unreal Engine, collaborating with cinematic artists and a distributed team across Europe and beyond.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience in character animation for games or film, with a strong focus on cinematic animation.
• Expert-level proficiency with Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality cinematic animation, character performance, and action-oriented storytelling.
• Hands-on experience with motion-capture cleanup and implementation.
• Solid technical animation knowledge, including rigging, skinning, and animation pipeline workflows.
• Strong understanding of cinematic animation principles, timing, posing, movement, and visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Animate characters and props for cinematic sequences, with a particular focus on high-energy action, dramatic storytelling, and clear visual communication.
• Create, refine, and polish high-quality animation in Autodesk Maya before preparing and integrating it into Unreal Engine.
• Collaborate closely with cinematic artists and other production team members to choreograph compelling action-driven sequences.
• Apply technical animation expertise, including character and prop rigging, skinning, and preparation for cinematic use.
• Clean up and refine motion-capture data to achieve polished, production-ready animation.
• Troubleshoot and optimize animation workflows and pipelines between Maya and Unreal Engine.
• Contribute to a fast-paced production environment while maintaining high standards for animation quality and consistency.
• Work independently to manage assigned animation tasks while communicating effectively with the wider development team.

Skills

cinematic animation

storytelling

independent work

team collaboration

communication

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Unreal Engine

Motion capture cleanup

rigging

Job description

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cinematic Animator (Freelance) to bring characters and props to life for high-energy cinematic sequences. The role is fully remote with core CET hours and a 4-month contract, based in Spain.

You will create, refine, and polish animation in Maya, then integrate assets into Unreal Engine, collaborating with cinematic artists and a distributed team across Europe and beyond.