Expert Animator (FPS)

📋 Description

• Own the vision, quality, and execution of first-person animation systems throughout the game's
• Create high-quality first-person animations for weapons, hands, character locomotion, abilities
• Collaborate with Gameplay Design and Engineering to ensure animations enhance responsiveness
• Develop and maintain Unreal Engine 5 animation systems, including Animation Blueprints, State
• Design and refine procedural, layered, and runtime animation solutions that improve gameplay feel
• Build, maintain, and optimize animation pipelines, production workflows, and implementation

🎯 Requirements

• At least 7 years of professional animation experience, including shipped AAA or AA first-person
• Expert-level knowledge of first-person animation, including weapons, hands, locomotion
• A strong understanding of FPS gameplay feel, responsiveness, timing, and player feedback, with the
• Extensive hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5 animation systems, including Animation
• Excellent animation fundamentals, including timing, weight, posing, anticipation, movement clarity
• Proven experience rigging and preparing first-person assets for production, along with a solid

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive salary: Annual base salary of $155,000–$170,000 USD, depending on experience, skills
• Comprehensive healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement benefits: Access to a 401(k) plan.
• Flexible paid time off: A flexible PTO policy that supports work-life balance.
• Remote-first work environment: Work remotely from anywhere in Canada or the United States.
• Creative and technical ownership: Shape the first-person animation vision, establish core systems