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The Unreal Animation Artist (all genders) is a highly technical and creative role focused on high-end automotive and product storytelling for Serviceplan Group. Operating within our advanced digital production teams, you will utilize Unreal Engine to develop, animate, and deploy dynamic, high-quality cinematic sequences, mechanical animations, and interactive environment setups. This position demands an artist who possesses a deep, production-tested understanding of animation principles, camera sequencing, and technical rigging.

Working in a hybrid model out of our Munich or Hamburg hubs, you will take complete ownership of the animation pipeline—from initial concept to final rendering—ensuring all visual assets align perfectly with brand identity and high-end design intent. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of real-time product visualization alongside a globally recognized agency group.

Unreal Animation Artist Job Overview

Parameter Specification Details

Company Name Serviceplan Group SE & Co. KG

Job Title Unreal Animation Artist (all genders)

Employment Type Full-Time Permanent Position (Freelance applications also explicitly welcomed)

Work Model Hybrid (Combining collaborative on-site office days with flexible remote work)

Location Options Munich (München) or Hamburg, Germany

Required Experience 5+ years of production experience in animation, visualization, or VFX

Primary Software Unreal Engine (Sequencer, Control Rig, Animation Blueprints) & 3D Tools

Language Skills Excellent professional English (Written & Spoken); German language skills a plus

Salary Range (Est.) €60,000 – €82,000 gross/annum (Commensurate with portfolio depth & contract type)

Submission Requirement Mandatory inclusion of an up-to-date Animation Showreel or Portfolio

Application Policy Exclusively accepted via the official Serviceplan Career Portal

Executive Summary

As digital infrastructures and real-time rendering engine capabilities evolve, the demand for immersive, photo-realistic product experiences has never been higher. Serviceplan Group is seeking a visionary Unreal Animation Artist (all genders) who combines technical rigor with an exceptional eye for cinematic detail. In this role, you will breathe life into stationary assets, transforming vehicles and complex product features into compelling visual narratives.

Whether it is capturing the aggressive aerodynamics of an automotive chassis through sweeping camera paths, animating the intricate mechanical components of a luxury product, or setting up complex interactive environments, your work will define the cutting edge of digital marketing. You will collaborate in highly agile, interdisciplinary teams of creative directors, technical artists, and developers to push the absolute limits of what is possible in real-time visualization.

What Awaits You: Detailed Roles & Responsibilities

As an Unreal Animation Artist at Serviceplan Group, you are the bridge between static 3D models and breathtaking cinematic content. Your core operational responsibilities will include:

High-End Animation & Visualization

• Real-Time Execution: Develop, refine, and implement ultra-high-quality animations for premium automotive and complex product visualization projects directly within Unreal Engine.
• Cinematic Sequencing: Craft sweeping, emotionally resonant cinematic sequences by masterfully animating cameras, shifting lighting layouts, and modifying environmental states to maximize product appeal.
• Mechanical Integrity: Execute precise keyframe animations for complex mechanical assemblies, interactive product features, doors, suspensions, and internal engineering components, ensuring physical plausibility and fluid motion.

Technical Pipeline Integration

• Rigging & Blueprints: Work closely with character/prop rigging tools, utilize Control Rig within Unreal Engine, and configure Animation Blueprints to establish responsive, realistic product behaviors.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner actively with traditional art directors, technical artists, and copywriters to guarantee that all animated output strictly adheres to strict corporate brand guidelines and strategic design intents.
• End-to-End Ownership: Oversee your assigned animation tasks throughout their entire lifecycle—from translating early conceptual storyboards all the way to monitoring final rendering output and delivery.
• Pipeline Optimization & Mentorship: Actively suggest, document, and support improvements to our real-time animation pipelines. Provide constructive feedback, technical guidance, and structured mentorship to junior animation artists.

What We Expect From You: Profile & Qualifications

The successful candidate will demonstrate an exceptional synthesis of narrative timing and advanced technical proficiency. We evaluate candidates based on the following criteria:

Professional Experience & Core Technical Competencies

• Industry Tenure: You possess a minimum of 5+ years of verified production experience focused on high-end animation, with a distinct emphasis on automotive assets or advanced product visualizations within an agency, VFX house, or studio setting.
• Core Animation Principles: You hold an immaculate understanding of classic animation principles (weight, timing, ease, secondary motion) paired with an advanced sensibility for cinematic storytelling and editorial pacing.
• Unreal Engine Expertise: You possess comprehensive, expert-level command of Unreal Engine’s internal animation ecosystem, specifically including Sequencer, Control Rig, and Animation Blueprints.
• DCC Tool Proficiency: You are highly proficient in traditional digital content creation (DCC) applications—such as Maya, Blender, or 3ds Max—enabling you to easily execute custom rigging, asset adjustments, and clean exports.
• Scene Architecture Management: You are remarkably organized and fully capable of maintaining clean, optimized file structures and logical hierarchies within highly complex, high-poly Unreal projects.
• Digital Infrastructure Literacy: You bring a solid foundational understanding of digital infrastructures, including a conceptual grasp of website rollouts, system maintenance, tech support paradigms, and foundational information security protocols.

Preferred Qualifications (Bonus Attributes)

• Motion Capture: Experience handling motion capture data workflows, including data mapping, cleanup, and integration into Unreal Engine.
• Version Control: Comfortable working inside structured developer workflows, including version control software like Git or Perforce.
• VFX Elements: Familiarity with utilizing Niagara VFX systems to add environmental dust, lens flares, sparks, or fluid effects to enhance cinematic sequences.
• Automation: Basic proficiency with Python scripting or blueprint-driven pipeline automation tools to expedite repetitive export/import steps.

What We Offer: Professional Growth, Flexibility, & Benefits

At Serviceplan Group, we are committed to providing a holistic employment package that respects your life choices, maximizes your comfort, and aggressively pushes your professional development forward.

Seamless Onboarding & Integration

Your journey begins with a highly structured onboarding experience. Combining personalized physical mentoring from senior staff with deep-dive digital onboarding modules, we ensure you have immediate access to all technical systems, software environments, and project histories required for an uncompromised start.

Continuous Professional Development

We run an expansive internal Campus Training Program tailored to enhance your technical capabilities, master new creative methodologies, and build personal soft skills. Additionally, we provide fully subsidized, voluntary language courses and routine, professional career coaching sessions to keep your career trajectory pointing upward.

Absolute Lifecycle Flexibility

We don’t expect you to mold your personal life around office hours. Through highly adaptable flexible working structures, reliable hybrid/mobile office frameworks, and alternative Job-Sharing models, you remain empowered to orchestrate your daily schedule in the way that best suits your personal needs.

We actively champion the health of our workforce. You will gain access to an extensive, agency-sponsored sports program designed to fit your fitness goals. Furthermore, we support sustainable urban mobility by providing access to agency-managed bicycles and attractive e-bike leasing programs.

Premium Geographic Accessibility

Whether you choose to align with our Munich or Hamburg artistic hubs, you will operate out of state-of-the-art, architecturally striking modern offices. Both locations are positioned in premier urban quarters, boasting exceptional public transit connectivity, local dining, and cultural amenities.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Promise

“We are profoundly committed to creating an open, welcoming, and equitable workplace culture where diversity is fundamentally valued as a core creative asset.”

Serviceplan Group explicitly reviews all incoming application documents entirely free from bias regarding gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, social background, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religious affiliation. We are deeply devoted to broadening representation in the tech-art sector and strongly urge qualified individuals from historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to submit their profiles.

Mandatory Application Security Protocol

• Verified Portals: Our active job postings are hosted exclusively on our official career portal or via deeply vetted, globally recognized job networks.
• System Integrity: All interactions, data handovers, and portfolio submissions are routed strictly through our official applicant tracking system.
• Fraud Awareness: Serviceplan Group HR teams will never approach you over informal social applications like WhatsApp, TikTok, or Instagram.
• Zero Financial Requests: We explicitly state that under no circumstances will any fee, deposit, or financial payment be requested from a candidate at any stage of the recruitment or interviewing process.

How to Submit Your Application

If you are ready to apply your technical Unreal Engine mastery to premium product visualization campaigns, we look forward to reviewing your credentials.
Please compile your digital application package through our portal, ensuring it includes:
1. An updated CV / Professional Résumé highlighting your production experience.
2. A link to your absolute latest Animation Showreel or portfolio site (Applications lacking a showreel cannot be processed by the technical team).
3. Your earliest possible availability date and your targeted annual gross salary expectations.

Please click the official submission link below to route your documents safely into our system. Let’s redefine real-time storytelling together!

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