Senior / Lead Character Technical Animator (Unity3D | Mobile | Automation)

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior or Lead Character Technical Animator with a strong Unity3D focus to drive character animation systems, rigs, and automated workflows for our AA and AAA projects, including mobile titles.

This role sits at the intersection of animation, rigging, and technical problem solving. You will work hands-on with characters in Unity3D, building robust rigs, animation systems, and procedural or automated solutions that scale across teams and platforms.

This is a senior-level role with real influence on pipelines, tools, and production standards within a fully remote studio environment.

Key Responsibilities

Character Technical Animation

• Create and maintain high-quality, gameplay-ready character animations with a strong focus on clarity, responsiveness, and performance

• Support both stylized and semi-realistic characters depending on project needs

• Ensure animations integrate cleanly with gameplay logic and player input

Rigging & Character Setup

• Design, build, and validate game-ready character rigs optimized for Unity3D

• Collaborate closely with character artists to ensure clean deformation, efficient skinning, and animator-friendly controls

• Adapt rigs for mobile constraints including bone count, performance, and memory limits

Unity3D Animation Systems

• Implement and iterate on animations directly in Unity3D using Animator Controllers, blend trees, state machines, and animation layers

• Work with tools such as uMotion or similar Unity-based animation solutions

• Support animation-driven gameplay features, transitions, and character states

Procedural, Automation & Tools Development

• Develop and maintain procedural or semi-automated animation solutions where appropriate

• Create Python scripts or other tooling to automate rigging, animation setup, export, and validation workflows

• Improve DCC-to-Unity pipelines with a strong focus on scalability and production efficiency

Mobile & Performance Optimization

• Ensure animation systems are optimized for mobile platforms

• Balance visual quality with performance, memory usage, and battery considerations

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks related to animation and rigging

Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a technical reference for character animation within the team

• Help define animation, rigging, and export standards across projects

• Support and mentor animators and technical artists when needed

• Work closely with designers, programmers, and artists in a fully remote environment

Requirements

Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in game animation or technical animation

• Proven experience working with Unity3D on shipped projects

• Experience with mobile games or performance-constrained platforms

Animation & Rigging Skills

• Strong understanding of character animation principles and gameplay-driven animation

• Solid rigging experience for real-time characters

• Deep understanding of animation constraints in game engines

Technical Skills

• Strong Unity3D animation implementation skills

• Hands-on experience with uMotion or similar Unity animation tools

• Python scripting experience for automation and pipeline tools

• Experience building procedural or automated solutions for animation or rigging

Tools

• Proficiency in Maya and or Blender

• Comfortable working across DCC tools and Unity3D

Mindset & Communication

• Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking mindset

• Comfortable taking ownership of pipelines and technical decisions

• Fluent English and ability to collaborate in a remote, international team

Bonus Skills

• Lead or mentoring experience

• Experience with custom Unity editor tools

• Knowledge of Houdini for procedural workflows

• Experience building scalable character pipelines across multiple projects

• Background in both animation and technical art

What We Offer

• Work on AA and AAA game projects with strong creative and technical ambition

• Fully remote setup with core collaboration hours between 10:00 and 15:00 CET

• Stable long-term cooperation with flexible contract options (employment or B2B)

• High impact role with real influence on character pipelines and tools

• Experienced, collaborative, and production-driven studio culture

• Competitive compensation, paid vacation, and annual team retreats