Tech Stack

Description

You will lead a team of technical animators to design and optimize gameplay animation systems in Unreal Engine, acting as a bridge between animation, design, and engineering to ensure high-quality, responsive character animations that enhance gameplay feel. You'll also oversee co-development partners and tackle complex runtime challenges.

Requirements

• Extensive experience integrating character animation into gameplay within Unreal Engine.
• Expert knowledge of Unreal Animation systems including Blueprints, State Machines, Control Rig, and Sequencer.
• Strong understanding of gameplay mechanics, character movement, and player responsiveness.
• Proven ability to collaborate with design to enhance gameplay feel and support feature development.
• Experience in gameplay prototyping, iteration, and system design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for diagnosing and resolving runtime animation issues.
• Excellent communication and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with C++ and Python for animation workflow tools or automation (highly desirable).
• Ability to animate using motion capture (MotionBuilder) or keyframe animation in Maya (highly desirable).
• Experience leading technical animation efforts on a large-scale or open-world project (highly desirable).
• Understanding of performance optimisation for complex animation systems in Unreal Engine (highly desirable).
• Interest in emerging animation technologies, workflows, and procedural systems (highly desirable).

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of technical animators, fostering both individual development and strong project delivery.
• Design, implement, and optimize gameplay animation systems using Unreal Engine tools such as Animation Blueprints, Motion Matching, State Machines, and Control Rig.
• Integrate and refine character animations to ensure responsiveness, fluid transitions, and strong gameplay feel in real-time environments.
• Collaborate closely with designers, animators, and engineers to align animation systems with gameplay mechanics and design intent.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex animation-related issues to maintain performance, stability, and visual quality.
• Translate creative and technical goals into clear, achievable animation system designs and scoped deliverables.
• Champion best practices across departments, ensuring alignment and knowledge sharing on technical animation standards.
• Collaborate with and provide feedback to animation co-dev/outsourcing partners.