Senior Technical Animator (UE5) – 6‑Month Remote‑Friendly Contract

CD Projekt

United States

Remote

USD 80,000 - 103,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a senior Technical Animator to own and evolve animation pipelines in Unreal Engine 5, focusing on UAF and AnimNext for The Witcher 4. This is a 6-month contract covering an absence on the team.

You will work office-first in Warsaw or remotely within a 3-hour radius, collaborating across disciplines to deliver robust animation systems and tooling with strong debugging and communication skills.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in technical animation on AAA or large projects.
  • Extensive UE5 experience with animation blueprints, control rig, and procedural animation.
  • Strong debugging skills and ability to communicate across disciplines.

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain UE5 animation systems (UAF/AnimNext).

Skills

Technical animation
Animation pipelines
Debugging
Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine 5
Animation blueprints

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a senior Technical Animator to own and evolve animation pipelines in Unreal Engine 5, focusing on UAF and AnimNext for The Witcher 4. This is a 6-month contract covering an absence on the team.

You will work office-first in Warsaw or remotely within a 3-hour radius, collaborating across disciplines to deliver robust animation systems and tooling with strong debugging and communication skills.

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