Technical Animator – Animation Blueprints, Control Rig

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and implement animation systems utilizing Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints and Control Rigs.

• Create advanced Control Rig solutions, including procedural animations, IK/FK systems, full-body IK, terrain adaptation, foot placement, and active ragdoll blending.

• Build responsive and scalable animation systems for bipeds, quadrupeds, and fantastical creatures.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to enhance existing solutions and innovate new ones.

• Generate documentation and suggest improvements to the pipeline.

• Optimize animation systems for performance, Level of Details (LODs), and large-scale creature ecosystems.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a Technical Animator, Animation Programmer, or Technical Artist with a focus on real-time animation systems, including at least one shipped title.

• Expert-level knowledge of Unreal Engine Animation Blueprints, including complex state machines, layered blends, procedural logic, and gameplay-driven systems.

• Strong self-motivation and a willingness to engage in various aspects of game development.

• Experience with Unreal Engine 5.

• Preferred: C++ experience, valuable for deeper engine integration or performance optimization, though not the primary focus of the role.

• Experience in character or creature rigging and skinning in Maya or using Control Rig.

• A degree in computer science or a related field.

• Familiarity with Rigging and Animation Physics-driven animation techniques (ragdoll, physics blending, cloth, custom physics solvers).

• Experience in tool programming, MEL, PyMel, Python, or Houdini.

🏝️ Benefits

• We cover 100% of premiums for employees and offer discounted rates for dependent premiums.

• Our benefits package includes Medical (with five different plans to choose from), Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, a 401(k) option, fully covered Parental Leave, PTO, Paid Holidays, Unlimited Sick Time, and FSA/HSA options.