3D Animator

Job Summary We are seeking a talented 3D Animator to bring our high-fantasy heroes, dynamic enemies, and epic bosses to life. You will be responsible for creating fluid, impactful, and expressive character animations tailored for fast-paced mobile combat. Working closely with client engineers and game designers, you will ensure animations look crisp from top-down game camera angles and execute seamlessly in-engine. Key Responsibilities • Combat & Character Animation: Keyframe high-quality 3D animations for playable heroes, monsters, and bosses (including attacks, skill casts, locomotion, hits, and idle states). • Technical Setup & Rigging: Build, test, and optimize character skeletons, joint structures, and control rigs tailored for mobile performance budgets. • Engine Integration: Import and set up animation trees, state machines, and blend trees in-engine (Unity/Unreal), ensuring frame-accurate timing for hitboxes and skill cancels. • Mobile Readability & Style: Ensure attack silhouettes, anticipation frames, and weight distribution read cleanly at high speeds from a top-down mobile camera perspective. Requirements • Proven experience as a 3D Animator on released mobile or PC action titles. • Mastery of Maya, Blender, or 3ds Max for keyframe animation and rigging. • Experience setting up animation controllers and state machines in Unity. • Strong understanding of animation principles (timing, weight, anticipation, impact) applied to stylized anime/high-fantasy characters.