Senior 3D Animator (Unity3D)

TL;DR

Senior 3D Animator (Unity3D): Creating expressive, stylized, gameplay-driven animations for AA and AAA game projects with an accent on clear, readable, and characterful animations. Focus on establishing animation workflows, optimizing for real-time and mobile constraints, and iterating on animations based on gameplay feedback.

Location: Remote (European Union). Core collaboration hours are between 10:00 and 15:00 CET.

Company

hirify.global is a collaborative studio developing stylized AA and AAA game projects with a strong artistic identity.

What you will do

• Create high-quality keyframe animations for stylized characters, focusing on readability and player feedback.
• Collaborate with technical artists and riggers to establish and validate game-ready rigs.
• Implement animations directly in Unity3D using Animator Controllers, blend trees, and state machines.
• Explore procedural and automated animation solutions, including Houdini.
• Adapt animation solutions for real-time and mobile constraints, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams and iterate based on gameplay feedback.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience as a game animator on stylized AA or AAA projects.
• Strong portfolio showcasing stylized, gameplay-ready character animation.
• Excellent understanding of keyframe animation principles and game-ready rigs.
• Hands-on experience with Maya and/or Blender.
• Proven experience implementing animation in Unity3D.
• Fluent English and comfort working fully remote.

Nice to have

• Experience with procedural animation or Houdini-based workflows.
• Basic rigging or technical animation knowledge.
• Experience adapting animation pipelines for mobile games.
• Familiarity with custom Unity animation solutions.
• Experience working in distributed or fully remote teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with core collaboration hours (10:00-15:00 CET).
• Stable full-time role with flexible contract options (employment or B2B).
• High creative and technical influence on animation pipelines.
• Collaborative, experienced, and production-focused studio culture.
• Competitive compensation and paid vacation.
• Annual team retreats.