[Hiring] Senior Technical Animator @Survios

Mar 25, 2025 - Survios is hiring a remote Senior Technical Animator. 💸 Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 usd. 📍Location: USA.

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Role Description

This role involves working with Unreal Engine 5 to develop world-class games for consoles, PC, and VR.

Design, implement, and maintain animation systems using:
- Animation State Machines
- Blend Spaces
- Blueprints
- Cloth
- Control Rigs
- Physics Assets
- Sequencer
- And more
Work closely with animation, engineering, design, and art to solve complicated animation problems such as:
- Non-traditional locomotion, including wall/ceiling running and transitioning to those spaces.
- Characters that operate in both bipedal and quadrupedal animation on the same rig.
- Animation and rigging setups that work well in both first person and VR.
- Complex gameplay driven animation with full body in engine IK.
Work predominantly in Unreal Engine, but also in DCC and motion capture pipelines as necessary.
Design, implement, refine, and support animation pipelines, procedures, and best practices.
Stay current with and research new animation technologies.
Participate in technical reviews of animation related assets.
Work with Production to create, maintain, and execute a development plan to deliver all Technical Animation elements on time and within budget.
Work closely with all disciplines to ensure constant alignment with the project’s goals.
Manage and organize technical animation documentation.

Qualifications

5+ years experience as a Technical Animator.
2+ shipped titles on console, PC, or VR.
2+ years experience in Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
Expert knowledge and understanding of modern 3D animation and the technology behind it.
Expert knowledge of Maya, Motionbuilder, or similar 3D packages.
Experience writing tools/scripts/code libraries in Python, C++, or other relevant languages.
Experience with facial animation pipelines such as Faceware or FaceFX.
Experience and comfort in understanding, developing, and leveraging proprietary tools and technology.
Ability to work well under pressure and with deadlines.
Experience planning and estimating technical animation work.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent leadership, organizational, and documentation skills.
Effective collaborator with contributors, leads, and directors from all disciplines.

Requirements

Benefits

Base salary range between $110,000 USD - $130,000 USD (for applicants located within the United States).
Compensation information is provided pursuant to the California Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements Law.
Salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

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Senior Technical Animator @Survios

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Salary 💸 $110,000 - $130,000 usd	Remote Location USA
Job Type full-time	Posted Mar 25, 2025

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