Senior Character Technical Animator (Unity3D)

TL;DR

Senior Character Technical Animator (Unity3D): Driving character animation systems, rigging, and automated workflows for AA/AAA and mobile projects with an accent on procedural solutions and production efficiency. Focus on designing robust, performant character rigs in Unity3D, developing Python-based automation tools, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to push pipeline standards.

Salary: $4,000–$6,000 / month

Company

hirify.global Studios is an established co-development art studio specializing in high-end 3D art production, technical art, and real-time VFX for global entertainment and game industry partners.

What you will do

• Create and maintain high-quality, gameplay-ready character animations ensuring responsiveness and performance.
• Design, build, and validate game-ready character rigs optimized for mobile and console platforms.
• Implement and iterate on animation systems directly in Unity3D using state machines and blend trees.
• Develop procedural and automated solutions for rigging, animation export, and pipeline efficiency using Python.
• Optimize animation systems to meet performance, memory, and battery constraints on mobile devices.
• Act as a technical reference, defining animation standards and mentoring the broader team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in game animation or technical animation.
• Proven track record working with Unity3D on shipped game projects.
• Strong proficiency in character animation principles and real-time rigging.
• Experience with mobile game performance constraints and optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Python scripting for pipeline and tool development.
• Fluent English and ability to thrive in a fully remote, international studio environment.

Nice to have

• Lead or mentoring experience within a technical art or animation team.
• Knowledge of Houdini for procedural workflows.
• Experience developing custom Unity editor tools.
• Background in building scalable animation pipelines across multiple projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on diverse AA and AAA game projects.
• Fully remote studio culture with core collaboration hours (10:00–15:00 CET).
• Flexible cooperation models including employment or B2B contracts.
• Paid vacation and annual company team retreats.
• High-impact role with influence over studio production standards.