Senior Animator / Technical Animator (Unity)

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Animator / Technical Animator to create and integrate high-quality character and creature animations in Unity.

This role requires both strong animation fundamentals and technical understanding of Unity’s animation systems. You’ll work on gameplay-critical animations, ensuring they are responsive, readable, and production-ready.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality animations for characters (humanoid & non-humanoid)
• Integrate and configure animations in Unity
• Build and maintain Animator Controllers and state machines
• Ensure animation readability and responsiveness in gameplay
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams
• Deliver clean, structured, and scalable animation systems

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial experience in game development
• Strong experience with Unity Animator
  • Animator Controller, Blend Trees, Layers
  • Animation Events, State Machines, State Machine Behaviours
• Strong animation skills in Autodesk Maya (Blender is a plus)
• Understanding of:
  • Root Motion vs In-place animation
  • Gameplay vs cinematic animation
  • Authored vs procedural / IK animation
• Experience with:
  • Rigging, retargeting, transitions, additive animation
  • Animation parameters (trigger, bool, int, float)
• Experience with version control systems
• Ability to read technical specs and propose solutions

Nice to Have

• Technical Animator background
• Experience with rigging and skinning
• Procedural animation experience
• Familiarity with:
  • Final IK, Animation Rigging, Cinemachine, Timeline
• Experience with combat/combo systems
• Experience in genres like: action, ARPG, metroidvania, platformers
• Integration of VFX/SFX via animation events
• Understanding of platform constraints (mobile/console/PC)
• Mocap cleanup experience
• Facial animation experience
• UX animation and gameplay readability awareness

Expected Deliverables

• Production-ready animation clips
• Properly imported and configured assets in Unity
• Structured Animator Controllers
• Clear parameter/state machine setup
• Timeline sequences (if required)
• Animations that feel responsive and polished in gameplay