Gunfire Games

Mid-Level Technical Animator

Gunfire Games

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $65,000 - $80,000 per year

Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • Rig Characters and Creatures: Build and maintain high-quality rigs in 3ds Max that are animator-friendly and engine-ready.
  • Support Weapons and Props: Create rigs for weapons or complex props that require animation control.
  • Collaborate with Animators: Partner closely with the animation team to ensure rigs support expressive, believable performance.
  • Integrate into Unreal Engine: Export and implement rigs, troubleshoot issues, and support Control Rig setups when needed.
  • Polish & Optimize: Ensure rigs are efficient, flexible, and optimized for in-game performance.
  • Work alongside design, animation, and art teams to bring environments to life through interactivity and motion.
  • Contribute to gameplay experiences that feel dynamic and polished and level up craft.

Requirements

  • 1–3 years of professional or project-based experience rigging characters, creatures, or weapons.
  • Confident working in 3ds Max to create skeletons, skin meshes and build rigging controls.
  • Understand animation pipelines and how rigs need to function for both animators and the game engine.
  • Comfortable problem-solving technical challenges and collaborating across animation and tech art teams.
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and open to feedback, with the ability to grow your skills while contributing to production.
  • Strong, detailed portfolio or demo reel that showcases your rigging work (applications without a portfolio will not be considered).
  • Bonus: Experience with Unreal Engine pipelines, especially Control Rig.
  • Bonus: Knowledge of scripting for rigging automation (MaxScript, Python, etc.).
  • Bonus: Experience contributing to an action/adventure or RPG title.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States and complete I-9/E-Verify requirements.
Benefits
  • WFH Flexible
  • Chance to level up your craft and make an impact on the games we love to create.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
rigging3ds Maxskeleton creationskin meshesrigging controlsanimation pipelinesproblem-solvingscriptingMaxScriptPython
Soft skills
detail-orientedproactiveopen to feedbackcollaborationcommunication