Character Artist modeling and texturing stylized - realistic characters for Piranha Games’ action games. Creating anatomy - focused assets for Unreal Engine 5 alongside multidisciplinary art teams.
About the role
- Expert Animator building first-person weapon, locomotion, and gameplay animation systems for BulletFarm’s independent AAA studio. Developing UE5 pipelines and animation standards from scratch.
Responsibilities
- Own the vision, quality, and execution of first-person animation systems throughout development
- Create high-quality first-person animations for weapons, abilities, locomotion, interactions, and gameplay systems
- Collaborate with Gameplay Design and Engineering to support responsiveness, readability, and player feedback
- Develop and maintain animation blueprints, state machines, Control Rig solutions, and gameplay animation systems within Unreal Engine 5
- Create and refine procedural and layered animation solutions
- Build, maintain, and optimize first-person animation pipelines and workflows
- Rig and prepare first-person assets for animation and engine implementation
- Integrate animations efficiently into gameplay systems with Technical Art and Engineering
- Review, direct, and provide feedback to external animation vendors and contract animators
- Establish animation standards, documentation, and best practices
- Collaborate with leadership to define animation priorities, schedules, and quality benchmarks
- Support cinematic and scripted gameplay animation needs when required
Requirements
- 7+ years of animation experience, including shipped AAA or AA FPS credits in a Senior Animator, Lead Animator, Principal Animator, Expert Animator, or equivalent role
- Expert-level proficiency in first-person animation: weapons, hands, locomotion, interactions, and player abilities
- Deep understanding of first-person gameplay feel, responsiveness, and player feedback principles
- Extensive experience with Unreal Engine animation systems, including Animation Blueprints, Blend Spaces, State Machines, Control Rig, and Sequencer
- Strong animation fundamentals: timing, weight, posing, anticipation, and readability
- Experience rigging and preparing first-person assets for production use
- Strong understanding of animation implementation and integration within game engines
- Ability to collaborate effectively with Design, Engineering, Technical Art, and Production teams
- Experience reviewing and directing the work of external animation partners
- Active engagement with AI tools relevant to animation, including AI-assisted rigging, cleanup workflows, or reference tooling
- Comfort with AI in the animation pipeline
- Strong communication skills and ability to provide clear, actionable feedback
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible paid time off
- Remote-first work from anywhere in the US or Canada
- Opportunity to influence the studio and its operations at an early stage
- Broad technical ownership from day one
- Work with cutting-edge UE5 technology
- Project targeting PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Degree requirement
No Education Requirement
Tech skills
Location requirements
Report this job
Found something wrong with the page? Please let us know by submitting a report below.
Animateur.trice senior créant des animations réalistes pour créatures, personnages et objets chez Rodeo FX. Collaboration aux productions VFX de studios internationaux.
Senior Environment Artist building modular, immersive UE5 environments for BulletFarm’s independent AAA studio. Creating production - ready assets for a new IP targeting PC and console platforms.
Senior Technical Artist optimizing UE5 open - world performance and procedural pipelines for SkyBox Labs, a AAA game development studio. Building editor tools and workflows for art teams.
Civil 3D modeller developing digital infrastructure models for Ledcor’s construction projects. Producing drawings, quantity takeoffs, clash detection, and model coordination deliverables.
Junior IDS Coordinator creating 3D civil infrastructure models for Ledcor, a diversified construction company. Supporting digital coordination, quantity take - offs, clash detection, and model - based project delivery.
Senior Motion Designer creating 2D and 3D motion graphics at The Heist, Thinkingbox’s motion design studio. Developing styleframes, animation, and 3D scenes while mentoring designers.
Intermediate Motion Designer creating polished 2D/3D, type - led, and UI motion. Developing visual systems for campaigns, product stories, and experiential work at The Heist.
Senior Motion Designer creating 2D/3D motion graphics for The Heist, a Vancouver motion design and post - production studio. Developing styleframes, animation, and polished campaign deliverables.
Junior Motion Designer creating 2D/3D animation for web, social, AR, films, microsites, and out - of - home campaigns. Joining The Heist, Thinkingbox’s Toronto motion design and post - production studio.