Senior Technical Animator (Unreal)

Location: Europe; fully remote. Core working hours are 10am–4pm CET.

Company

hirify.global develops major gaming releases planned for 2026–2028.

What you will do

• Design and maintain complex Unreal Engine animation systems using Animation Blueprints, State Machines, and Control Rig.
• Implement character Physics and Cloth assets and fine-tune Level of Detail settings.
• Create character and weapon rigs in Maya, including skinning high-density characters and adapting Python-based rig definitions.
• Research and prototype animation techniques that improve quality and workflow efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineers, artists, the Technical Animation Lead, and the Director to solve technical challenges and maintain system performance.
• Provide guidance to junior and mid-level technical animators and document pipeline best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical animation experience, including senior-level work.
• At least one shipped AA+ title in a technical animation capacity.
• Expert Unreal Engine skills, especially Animation Blueprints, State Machines, and Control Rig.
• Knowledge of Physics and Cloth assets, plus Maya character rigging and skinning for realistic characters.
• Strong Python tools programming skills and the ability to collaborate with artists and engineers.
• Availability to work remotely from Europe and overlap with 10am–4pm CET core hours.

Nice to have

• C++ proficiency.
• Experience with procedural animation techniques.
• Expertise in or passion for Action-RPG or Soulslike games.

Culture & Benefits

• Five-month freelance contract with immediate start.
• Fully remote work with flexible schedules.
• Opportunity to work with modern technologies in the gaming industry.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace.