Senior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine) (Fully Remote)

Partner Company; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Partner Company is seeking a skilled Technical Animator to develop advanced character rigs and real-time animation systems. You will work on an unannounced game project, leveraging your rigging expertise with Unreal Engine to build scalable animation solutions.

You will integrate Maya and Blender workflows with Unreal Engine, improve pipelines, and create reusable tools for a collaborative, international team. Five+ years preferred, 6+ years in game animation ideal.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years in game or technical animation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5 and real-time animation systems.
• Proficiency in Maya and Blender, with Unreal Engine integration.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and optimize character rigs for various character types.
• Implement animation systems in Unreal Engine using Animation Blueprints and State Machines.
• Improve pipelines connecting Maya, Blender, and Unreal Engine with reusable tools.

Skills

Rigging

Animation systems

Unreal Engine

Maya

Blender

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Maya

Blender

Job description

• You will develop technical systems and workflows for character animation in an unannounced game project.
• You will combine rigging expertise with Unreal Engine knowledge to build scalable animation solutions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Create, maintain, and optimize character rigs for various character types.
• Implement animation systems in Unreal Engine, including Animation Blueprints and State Machines.
• Improve pipelines connecting Maya, Blender, and Unreal Engine with reusable tools.

Requirements:

• At least 6 years of experience in game animation or technical animation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5 and real-time animation systems.
• Professional proficiency with Maya and Blender, including integration with Unreal Engine.

Partner Company

They are a game studio developing an unannounced title. The culture emphasizes collaborative, international teamwork and technical ownership.