• Create high-quality character models (hero characters, NPCs, creatures, etc.) across all phases: sculpting, retopology, UVs, baking, texturing, and in-engine setup • Maintain strong visual consistency with the project’s art direction • Author textures, materials, and shader setups that balance visual fidelity with performance requirements • Collaborate with Tech Art and Animation to troubleshoot skinning, deformation, and character performance issues • Respond well to feedback and constructive criticism to submissions and workflows

• Own the animation vision and direction for the project, ensuring consistency of animation style, weight, and responsiveness across all characters • Define animation principles, style guides, and quality benchmarks for player characters, enemies, and interactive elements • Lead the implementation of animation systems in-engine, including state machines, blend trees, animation graphs, IK, root motion, and procedural techniques • Make final creative decisions related to animation, balancing expressive motion with gameplay clarity and technical constraints • Review animation work from team members, providing clear, actionable feedback • Create high quality, player-critical animations for locomotion, combat, traversal, and interaction, in both first-person and third-person as applicable • Collaborate with artists to storyboard all cutscenes and cinematic sequences and animate the necessary characters to effectively convey critical story beats • Work closely with Design to ensure animation supports gameplay intent, timing, and player feedback • Partner closely with Engineering and Technical Design to develop scalable, maintainable animation systems and troubleshoot animation-related issues such as blending artifacts, deformation problems, timing issues, and performance concerns • Manage and mentor an Animator and Technical Animator, providing guidance, feedback, and growth opportunities • Coordinate animation priorities with Production, ensuring work is scoped, scheduled, and aligned with project milestones • Serve as the primary animation contact for Design, Engineering, Art, and QA • Be highly collaborative with other team members and willing to provide timely and constructive criticism to submissions from colleagues • Respond well to feedback and constructive criticism to their submissions and workflows and be willing to quickly iterate on assets and systems • Be self-motivated and highly adaptable to new workflows and processes while willing to learn new skills and insert into gaps within the team structure. We are looking for that “Indie dev” mindset.

• Support the creation and integration of AAA quality gameplay animations that reflect the game design goals and mechanics using Unreal Engine 5 • Create and maintain Unreal Engine Blueprints for animation systems and state machines • Use procedural solutions to create, process, polish and integrate AAA quality facial animations that are believable and engaging • Collaborate with the animation team to ensure cinematics and gameplay are a seamless holistic experience, using Unreal Engine's sequencer and proprietary workflows • Use and design debug tools to solve animation issues • Be proactive, assisting with troubleshooting workflows, rigging and pipeline issues • Effectively connect with animators, engineers, and design, to give and accept feedback • Support animation tool and workflow development with documentation

• Design and animate **high-quality 2D motion graphics** for marketing, product, and storytelling initiatives • Create elements such as **kinetic typography, lower thirds, transitions, scene builds, and explainer visuals** • Support select projects with **light 3D animation, visual effects, or compositing** (using tools like Blender or Cinema 4D) • Translate static designs into **motion-ready assets** that enhance storytelling and user engagement • Contribute to **brand consistency and evolution** through motion design systems • Keep project files organized with proper naming conventions and export pipelines • Collaborate with **designers, video editors, and marketing teams** across creative campaigns • Manage feedback cycles efficiently and deliver high-quality work on tight timelines • Maintain strong communication and attention to detail throughout production