Senior Technical Designer in Animation

Job Summary

Seeking a contract Senior Technical Designer in Animation to work remotely, who will design and implement animation systems for character movement and gameplay behaviors while collaborating with animation and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement animation systems, including locomotion and interaction behaviors
• Develop and maintain animation state machines and runtime solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and optimize in-game animation issues

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in AAA game development
• Strong understanding of character movement and locomotion systems
• Experience implementing animation in Unreal Engine, including Animation Blueprints
• Familiarity with modern animation tools such as Maya and MotionBuilder
• Experience with gameplay animation systems and related frameworks