Senior Technical Animator - REMOTE in Europe or Hybrid options - AAA Sci-Fi MMO

Project: AAA Sci-Fi MMO, Consoles & PC
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent
Location: REMOTE from Europe
HYBRID - Lisbon, Portugal | Oslo, Norway | Stockholm, Sweden
  
Our client has over 30 years of game dev experience, renowned for creating amazing worlds!  They are a diverse and friendly team of around 500 passionate gamers, tech enthusiasts, and creative minds spread across five studio locations.
  
As a Senior Technical Animator, you'll collaborate with animators, designers, and programmers to define, design, and implement animation systems, character state systems, and animation pipelines in Unreal Engine. You'll also support rigging, skinning, and facial animation systems.
  
REQUIREMENTS:

• Substantial experience in Animation, preferably in game development
• Expertise as a technical animator, gameplay animator, or animation programmer
• Experience with cloth, hair, and bone-driven physics
• Proficiency in Maya or similar software
• Familiarity with UE5 animation state machines and blend systems
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Adaptability to new technologies and challenges
• Scripting knowledge

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and implement animation and character state systems
• Work with designers on combat systems and animation interactions
• Collaborate with programmers to enhance character state systems
• Improve and design animation/model pipelines
• Create and manage facial animation pipelines and rigs
• Assist with rigging and skinning of characters
• Troubleshoot and solve animation-related challenges
• Guide animators, designers, and programmers to optimize animation systems
• Contribute to game content creation and quality control

WHY JOIN?

• Competitive market rate salary.
• Full Time REMOTE work options.
• Flexible work schedule.
• VISA & Relocation package, if required.
• Health insurance.
• Social events.
• Opportunities for growth and career progression.

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now!