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Senior Animator
Bladework Games
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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Senior
About the role
- Create and implement animations that feel great to play, with timing and clarity that support combat readability and gameplay intent.
- Bring characters and creatures to life while staying aligned with the style and vision of the Creative Director.
- Play the game regularly to evaluate animations in context, refining to improve responsiveness and overall experience.
- Partner across disciplines (design, engineering, art, audio, VFX) to identify and solve gameplay and technical challenges.
- Seek feedback from the team, iterate quickly, and stay open to changes that push the work forward.
- Collaborate with other members of the team providing feedback, assistance, and ideation whilst supporting the overall direction of the game.
Requirements
- A strong animation reel focused on gameplay clarity and feel—for both players and enemies.
- Experience creating high-quality gameplay animations on at least one 3rd person action title.
- Expert understanding of animation fundamentals—posing, timing, and weight.
- Proficiency with Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5) pipelines, including implementation and in-engine testing.
- Proficiency in Maya for character and creature animation.
- Familiarity with related disciplines (rigging, skinning, modeling) to collaborate effectively.
- Deep passion for multiplayer action games and the player experience.
- Excitement to join a small, fast-moving team where being proactive is key to success.
- Bonus Background in martial arts, sports, or other physical disciplines that inform authentic and impactful combat animation.
