Senior Animator (Remote/Permanent) [European Union]

Senior 3D Animator (Stylized Games | Unity3D)

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior 3D Animator who excels at creating expressive, stylized, gameplay-driven animation for our AA and AAA game projects built in Unity3D.

In this role, you will:

• Create clear, readable, and characterful animations that support gameplay and player feedback

• Help establish animation workflows, build-made rigs, and production standards for stylized games

• Explore procedural and automated animation solutions suited for scalable and mobile-friendly pipelines

This is a senior, hands-on role within a fully remote and collaborative studio environment, ideal for an animator who understands game development holistically and enjoys solving complex production challenges.

Responsibilities

Stylized Character Animation

• Create high-quality keyframe animations with strong posing, timing, and personality

• Focus on readability, exaggeration, and clarity for real-time gameplay

• Animate characters in ways that support player control, feedback, and responsiveness

Rig & Animation Workflow Development

• Collaborate with technical artists and riggers to help establish build-made rigs for stylized characters

• Validate rigs from an animator’s perspective and provide feedback to improve usability and deformation

• Contribute to defining animation standards, naming conventions, and export guidelines

Unity3D Animation Implementation

• Implement animations directly in Unity3D using Animator Controllers, blend trees, and state machines

• Iterate on animation behavior in-engine to align with gameplay logic and design requirements

• Support animation-driven gameplay features and transitions

Procedural & Automated Animation Exploration

• Participate in research and experimentation around procedural or semi-automated animation workflows

• Explore potential use of Houdini and other tools to support scalable animation systems

• Contribute ideas for automation and efficiency within DCC-to-engine pipelines

Performance & Platform Awareness

• Adapt animation solutions to real-time and mobile constraints

• Ensure animations are optimized for performance, memory usage, and scalability

Collaboration & Iteration

• Work closely with designers, programmers, character artists, and technical artists

• Iterate on animations based on gameplay feedback, technical constraints, and production needs

• Communicate intent and solutions clearly within a remote, agile workflow

Requirements

Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience as a game animator

• Experience working on stylized AA or AAA game projects

Portfolio

• Strong animation reel focused on stylized, gameplay-ready character animation

• Clear examples of posing, timing, acting, and readability in real-time contexts

Animation & Technical Skills

• Excellent understanding of keyframe animation principles

• Strong knowledge of game-ready rigs and real-time animation constraints

• Hands-on experience with Maya and/or Blender

Engine & Game Development

• Proven experience implementing animation in Unity3D

• Understanding of how animation interacts with gameplay systems and player input

Mindset & Communication

• Problem-solver attitude with the ability to adapt workflows to new challenges

• Interest in exploration, experimentation, and continuous improvement

• Fluent English and comfort working fully remote

Bonus Skills

• Experience with procedural animation or Houdini-based workflows

• Basic rigging or technical animation knowledge

• Experience adapting animation pipelines for mobile games

• Familiarity with DCC-driven tools or custom Unity animation solutions

• Experience working in distributed or fully remote teams

What We Offer

• Stylized AA and AAA game projects with strong artistic identity

• Fully remote work with core collaboration hours between 10:00 and 15:00 CET

• Stable full-time role with flexible contract options (employment or B2B)

• High creative and technical influence on animation pipelines and workflows

• Collaborative, experienced, and production-focused studio culture

• Competitive compensation and paid vacation

• Annual team retreats focused on alignment, learning, and team bonding