Senior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine | Remote)

Location: Fully remote; listed under Poznań, Poland, Europe. Remote collaboration within an international development environment.

Company

hirify.global is a game development studio providing co-development support for partner projects.

What you will do

• Create, maintain, and optimize rigs for bipedal, non-bipedal, and mechanical characters, including rigging, skinning, and deformation solutions.
• Implement, maintain, debug, and optimize character animation systems in Unreal Engine, including Animation Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Motion Matching, Behavior Trees, and State Trees.
• Develop workflows connecting Maya, Blender, and Unreal Engine for animation export, import, retargeting, and character integration.
• Create reusable tools, technical solutions, documentation, and scalable pipeline improvements that increase animator productivity.
• Collaborate with animators, technical artists, gameplay programmers, and partner engineering teams to integrate production-ready animation systems.
• Own assigned systems, identify technical risks, and communicate challenges, progress, and solutions across distributed teams.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in game animation or technical animation.
• Professional experience on commercially released game productions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5 and real-time character animation systems.
• Strong technical skills in character rigging, skinning, and deformation, with an understanding of animation principles and character mechanics.
• Professional proficiency with Maya and Blender, including integration with Unreal Engine.
• Practical experience with Animation Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, and Motion Matching.
• Understanding of Behavior Trees, State Trees, and their interaction with character animation systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining DCC-to-engine animation pipelines.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex animation integration and performance issues, with strong understanding of technical constraints, optimization, and scalable production workflows.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with animators, technical artists, and programmers.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Strong experience with Unreal Engine Control Rig and procedural animation systems.
• Knowledge of IK Rig, IK Retargeter, Full Body IK, and runtime animation solutions.
• Experience with Python, MEL, or mGear for rigging and pipeline automation.
• Experience creating custom animation tools and editor utilities.
• Familiarity with high-fidelity character systems and complex character deformation.
• Experience with procedural animation, physics-driven animation, runtime rigging, or optimization for demanding real-time applications.
• Previous co-development experience with international teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote collaboration within an international development environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to an unannounced game project with a partner.
• Direct collaboration with experienced animation and engineering teams.
• Meaningful technical ownership over character animation systems and production workflows.
• Potential for continued collaboration on future projects.
• Competitive compensation based on experience and contract arrangements.