Middle Technical Animator (Unreal Engine)

MIDDLE TECHNICAL ANIMATOR (SPACESHIP INTERACTIVE)

🕹 Co-op Action Adventure
🧠 Middle
💰 Negotiable
⏰ Contract
🌎 Remote

🦄 Description
Spaceship Interactive is looking for a Technical Animator to help build a gameplay animation system for a co-op Action Adventure game inspired by classic Zelda titles.

The project is built using the Unreal Engine Game Animation Sample as a foundation. The team is focused on creating physical, fluid, and humorous interactions between characters and the game world, emphasizing motion weight, inertia, and dynamic gameplay feel.

Spaceship Interactive is a small experienced team with backgrounds at Epic Games, EA, and Starbreeze, creating a playful adventure experience designed to resonate with both modern kids and fans of classic games.

🚀 Responsibilities
• Set up and rig characters and creatures for gameplay systems
• Create gameplay animations for heroes and creatures
• Implement animation states and gameplay abilities
• Develop dynamic interactions between characters, environments, and creatures
• Build fluid and physically believable gameplay motion systems
• Work within Unreal Engine animation frameworks and tools
• Collaborate closely with the team to shape gameplay feel and interaction quality

📚 Required Skills
• Experience with Technical Animation in Unreal Engine
• Strong rigging and character setup skills
• Experience creating gameplay-focused animations
• Understanding of animation systems, states, and character abilities
• Knowledge of physical and dynamic animation interactions
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment
• Experience working with Unreal Engine animation pipelines
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

👍 Nice to Have
• Experience with Unreal Engine Game Animation Sample
• Experience working on action-adventure or co-op games
• Passion for classic Zelda-inspired gameplay
• Understanding of procedural or physics-based animation systems
• Experience creating stylized and humorous character motion

🍪 What we offer
• Remote contract collaboration
• Opportunity to shape the animation systems of a stylized action-adventure game
• Small experienced team with AAA industry background
• Creative and collaborative development environment
• Chance to work on a project inspired by classic adventure games for modern audiences

🌐 Vacancy link

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