Cinematic Animator

Torn Banner Studios

Cinematic Animator crafting emotionally impactful scenes for in-game cinematics and marketing trailers at Torn Banner Studios. Collaborating with teams while driving the animation cinematic pipeline.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$90,000 - CA$130,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create high quality animations for cinematics and marketing material.
Innovate our cinematic animation pipeline.
Accomplish realistic results that create memorable scenes and impactful moments in trailers.
Collaborating in a multi-disciplinary team, participating in team reviews and creative discussions
Design and polish character performances for both pre-rendered and real-time cinematics.
Ensure cinematic content aligns with the visual style, tone, and creative vision of the project.
Create and maintain animation documentation, workflows, and best practices for the cinematic team.
Integrate and troubleshoot animation assets within Unreal Engine, ensuring seamless implementation.
Work with motion capture data, including cleanup, retargeting, editing, and performance enhancement.
Partner with Technical Animators to improve cinematic tools, rigs, and animation pipelines.
Manage end-to-end motion capture workflows, from shoot planning through final animation polish.
Mentor junior animators and contribute to team knowledge sharing initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 3 years of professional animation experience
Working experience in Maya and Motion Builder
Experience in Unreal or similar game engines.
Animation reel demonstrating a relevant and high-level animation skillset.
A strong focus on facial animations and creating realistic human animation sets.
Strong interpersonal communication skills and team involvement
High degree of self-motivation and initiative-taking
An understanding and passion for video games
The drive and the ability to take on research and self-education

Benefits

Comp & perks

6.5 weeks paid vacation
Eligible for Employee Stock Options Plan
Flexible schedule and work location, with your choice of remote, hybrid, or on-site.
Healthcare & benefits plan, for you and your family
100% parental leave top-up for 16 weeks, for Canadian employees.

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Hard Skills & Tools

animationcharacter performancemotion capturecleanupretargetingeditingperformance enhancementanimation documentationanimation workflowsbest practices

Soft Skills

interpersonal communicationteam collaborationself-motivationinitiative-takingmentoringknowledge sharing