Senior Animator (Game Animation)

Company

Riot Games develops games and player-facing interactive experiences with a focus on putting players first and building collaborative teams.

What you will do

• Create high-quality gameplay animation assets for bipeds, quadrupeds, and creatures, emphasizing responsiveness, clarity, and visual polish.
• Define character locomotion, gameplay feel, and in-game personality for an unpublished R&D product.
• Implement animation directly in the game engine and collaborate with designers, engineers, technical artists, and character artists.
• Prototype and iterate on gameplay animation through playtesting and feedback.
• Identify animation bugs, edge cases, and pipeline issues, contributing to technical and workflow improvements.
• Provide critiques, establish animation standards, and maintain a high quality bar across the project.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in game animation.
• 3+ years of direct experience creating hand-crafted gameplay animation.
• 3+ years of experience working in game engines such as Unreal or Unity.
• Strong understanding of animation principles, body mechanics, timing, weight, and appealing stylized motion.
• Strong artistic and technical problem-solving skills, autonomy, and initiative.
• Portfolio or demo reel demonstrating relevant animation work is required as part of the application.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping at least one AAA game title.
• Strong gameplay animation implementation experience.
• Experience improving animation pipelines or workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave for employees, spouses or domestic partners, and children.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Collaborative environment focused on player empathy, shared feedback, and diverse perspectives.