Principal Animator

People Can Fly Studio

full-time

Posted on: 10/21/2025

Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Lead

ChefFlux

About the role

Create realistic and stylized movements for game characters (humanoids, creatures, or machines).
Follow and help shape the established vision for the game's story and gameplay throughout the animation creation process.
Produce high-quality content using both hand animation and motion capture data.
Develop animations that support gameplay and visuals.
Implement and refine animation elements within the game.
Collaborate with the team to create a dynamic, player-focused experience.
Troubleshoot and resolve animation issues across departments.
Deliver R&D projects and contribute pipeline and workflow improvements.
Fix bugs and document R&D case studies in the knowledge base.
Occasionally support the project lead in recruitment efforts in collaboration with HR.
Occasionally assist with onboarding of new employees.

Strong mentoring skills.
Excellent understanding and mastery of animation principles: timing, weight, and staging.
Excellent understanding of character anatomy.
Bring new and current industry standards to the project.
Excellent ability to translate game story and gameplay into believable, lively animations.
Strong artistic skills: storyboarding, silhouette studies, gesture drawing, 2D animation, illustration, and painting.
Ability to think outside conventional frameworks to find more efficient techniques.
Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine or a good understanding of the capabilities and limitations of other game engines.
Responsible and self-motivated.
Proficiency in Unreal or a similar game engine.
Software: MAYA and Unreal.
Experience: Over 8 years of professional experience in the video game industry.

Benefits

A benefits package fully paid (100%) by PCF.
The insurance provider reimburses claims at 100% (up to $1,000 of services per year), available with individual or family coverage.
Comprehensive dental coverage, including preventive and restorative dental care.
Employer RRSP contribution match of 4% (pre-tax), 100% vested from day one.
One week of paid time off during the winter holidays.
20 days of paid vacation and 5 paid sick days.
Free virtual health and mental wellness care sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
Opportunities for professional development and the chance to work in a global environment.
The opportunity to work within a creative team of passionate professionals.

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