3D Animator (Game Development)

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv (Hybrid)

Company

hirify.global and its Volmi studio are outsourcing companies specializing in full-cycle game development, game content creation, and 2D and 3D art production for mobile, PC, console, and VR projects.

What you will do

• Create polished gameplay animation for characters and creatures, including locomotion, combat, traversal, interactions, and reactions.
• Create and maintain production-ready rigs, including animation assets and runtime systems.
• Implement, debug, optimize, and polish animation systems in Unreal Engine, Unity, and proprietary engines.
• Prepare references; export, validate, and integrate animation assets.
• Collaborate with Art, Design, Engineering, Technical Art, Audio, and Production.
• Define quality standards and workflows, conduct animation reviews, estimate tasks, flag risks, mentor animators, and support hiring, onboarding, and team growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of game development experience and experience shipping AAA games.
• Expert Maya skills and a strong understanding of classical animation principles.
• Experience with realistic and stylized animation, including gameplay feel, responsiveness, readability, and player feedback.
• Production rigging expertise covering skinning, deformation, IK/FK, constraints, and retargeting.
• Hands-on experience with animation systems in Unreal Engine, Unity, or proprietary engines, including state machines, blend trees or blend spaces, animation layers, root motion, and in-place animation.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating artistic quality, technical expertise, and clear ownership.
• Creative talent, attention to detail, ownership, strong communication, and effective teamwork.
• Intermediate+ English.

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time cinematics and scripted sequences.
• Experience with facial animation, lip-sync, blendshape systems, and VO pipelines.
• Body or facial mocap experience, including solving, retargeting, cleanup, and hand-keyed polish.
• Experience with Control Rig, procedural animation, IK, or other runtime solutions.
• Python and MEL skills, plus experience developing animation tools and pipelines.
• Animation leadership and team development experience.
• Basic 2D animation or VFX knowledge.
• Perforce experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on diverse game projects with global studios and publishers, including mobile, PC, console, and VR projects.
• Access to training, workshops, learning programs, regular feedback, and a transparent employee growth assessment system.
• International studio network and opportunities to work with teams from around the world.
• Creative and innovation-focused environment with opportunities to participate in CSR projects.
• Modern office in Kyiv’s Podil district, medical insurance, remote work possibilities, and a flexible schedule on corporate equipment.
• Support during blackouts for uninterrupted work in the office and remotely outside the Kyiv region; transparent employment types and employee interaction through Diia.City residency.