Senior 3D Animator & Rigger (Unreal Engine)

3 months ago
Contract
Senior
AR/VR Development
Xsolla

Xsolla

Xsolla is an international payment solution provider for online games, offering tools to launch, monetize, and scale games worldwide with local payment methods and fraud prevention.

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 2005

Description

  • Create realistic animal animations, including locomotion, behavior, and reactions.
  • Work with Animation Blueprints in Unreal Engine to implement animation systems.
  • Set up state machines and blend spaces for animation behavior.
  • Integrate animations into gameplay in collaboration with programmers.
  • Work with IK, root motion, and physically accurate movement.
  • Optimize animations for real-time performance.
  • Maintain a high level of realism and visual quality across animation work.
  • Build and fine-tune complex rigs for characters and animals, including muscle simulation.
  • Explore and support facial animation workflows, including MetaHuman Animator, and work with MetaHuman rigs.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in 3D animation for games, real-time projects, or simulators.
  • Strong proficiency in Unreal Engine 4 or Unreal Engine 5.
  • Excellent understanding of animal anatomy and movement.
  • Experience with Maya, Blender, or MotionBuilder.
  • Understanding of Animation Blueprints, IK, and retargeting.
  • Experience with Motion Matching.
  • Ability to work independently and make animation decisions.
  • Working proficiency in English at Upper-Intermediate level or higher.
  • Portfolio or showreel required.
  • Preferred: experience working on simulators or realistic projects.
  • Preferred: experience with motion capture, including animal motion capture.
  • Preferred: experience with Control Rig in Unreal Engine.
  • Preferred: experience optimizing animations for performance.
  • Preferred: experience with plugins and custom solutions in UE5.

Benefits

  • Unlimited Flexible Time Off.
  • Personalized career roadmap for each employee.
  • Professional development support through training and educational opportunities.
  • Supportive environment focused on physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
  • Remote contractor role.

Interested in this position?

Apply directly on the company website

Apply Now

Similar Roles

Freelance Senior Designer

AKQA 5K-10K Media

AKQA, part of WPP, is seeking a remote freelance Senior Designer to create static and animated banner ads for a social card campaign for a nationally recognized financial brand.

2 days, 18 hours ago

Senior Art Director - TEMP

Media.Monks 5K-10K Media

Monks is hiring a Senior Art Director - Temp to create and execute integrated creative campaigns for two major financial services brands across television, video, social, display, and digital channels.

Figma
4 days, 18 hours ago

Video Game Content Designer (Contract, Part-Time)

SpiderWares Internet Software & Services

Soulbound is hiring an entry-level Video Game Content Designer to create quests, encounters, and narrative content for its rebuilt top-down pixel art MMO on Steam.

Game Design
4 days, 18 hours ago

Senior Content Creative (Temp-to-Hire)

Armada 201-500 information technology & services

Armada is hiring a Senior Content Creative to travel, capture, and turn field stories into cinematic content for social and other brand channels in a remote Los Angeles-based role.

5 days, 17 hours ago

You're on a roll! Sign up now to keep applying.

Sign Up

Already have an account? Log in

Used by 14,729+ remote workers