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Hovercraft

Designer (Freelance)

$60/hr

... animation outputs. * Find outside inspiration, and bring new thinking and ideas into the studio ... Hovercraft is a remote-first company, working primarily on Pacific and Mountain time. You must be ...

Hovercraft

$60/hr

... animation outputs. * Find outside inspiration, and bring new thinking and ideas into the studio ... Hovercraft is a remote-first company, working primarily on Pacific and Mountain time. You must be ...

Shown Media

Graphic Designer (Remote)

New York, NY · Remote

$2K - $4K/mo

... studio that partners with category-defining tech companies to engineer virality around fundraise ... In this role, you'll create the visual blueprints that guide our motion graphics and animation ...

Nen Creative

Motion Designer

San Francisco, CA · Remote

The work spans 2D, UI, typography, compositing, and edit-driven animation -- sometimes a polished ... Experience in studio, agency, or fast-moving startup environments * Self-directed and remote-ready.

Nen Creative

Motion Designer

Los Angeles, CA · Remote

The work spans 2D, UI, typography, compositing, and edit-driven animation -- sometimes a polished ... Experience in studio, agency, or fast-moving startup environments * Self-directed and remote-ready.

Nen Creative

Motion Designer

New York, NY · Remote

The work spans 2D, UI, typography, compositing, and edit-driven animation -- sometimes a polished ... Experience in studio, agency, or fast-moving startup environments * Self-directed and remote-ready.

Nen Creative

Motion Design Lead

San Francisco, CA · Remote

Some weeks you'll be deep in a flagship animation yourself; others you'll be running critique ... Experience in studio, agency, or fast-moving startup environments * Self-directed and remote-ready.

Nen Creative

Motion Design Lead

Los Angeles, CA · Remote

Some weeks you'll be deep in a flagship animation yourself; others you'll be running critique ... Experience in studio, agency, or fast-moving startup environments * Self-directed and remote-ready.

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As of Jun 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for remote indie animation studio in the United States is $171,000.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $171,000.00 and $171,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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To thrive in a remote indie animation studio, you need proficiency in animation principles, storyboarding, and design, often backed by a relevant degree or portfolio. Familiarity with industry-standard software like Adobe After Effects, Toon Boom Harmony, and collaborative tools such as Slack and Trello is crucial. Strong self-motivation, communication, and creative problem-solving help individuals excel in a remote and collaborative environment. These skills are vital to ensure high-quality creative output, effective teamwork, and efficient project delivery despite physical distance.

What are some common challenges faced by team members in a remote indie animation studio, and how can these be overcome?

Team members in remote indie animation studios often face challenges such as coordinating across different time zones, maintaining clear communication, and managing project timelines without in-person oversight. These challenges can be overcome by using collaborative tools like Slack or Trello for transparent communication, scheduling regular video check-ins, and setting clear milestones and deadlines. Adopting a proactive approach to feedback and fostering a supportive team culture also help ensure everyone stays connected and motivated, even when working remotely.

What is a remote indie animation studio?

A remote indie animation studio is a small, independent company or collective that creates animated content, such as films, series, or shorts, with team members working from different locations rather than a central office. These studios typically rely on digital collaboration tools to coordinate projects and communicate. Remote indie studios offer flexibility, creative freedom, and often focus on unique, experimental, or niche animation projects. They may work on original content or collaborate with clients to produce commissioned work. The remote aspect allows them to access talent from around the world.
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Senior Unreal Tools & Infrastructure Engineer, Games Studio

Senior Unreal Tools & Infrastructure Engineer, Games Studio

Netflix

Los Angeles, CA • On-site, Remote

$116K - $158K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 11 days ago

Netflix rating

5.8

Company rating: 5.8 out of 10

Based on 15 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

57th of 65 rated media

Job description

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with 278 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

The Role

Who we are
Our game studio, codenamed Blue Studio, is a group of passionate and experienced game makers. We are developers, producers, and content creators all driven by delivering a world-class, AAA gaming experience inside of Netflix.
We are looking for teammates who share our desires to create this experience and who can make a positive contribution to our workplace culture. We are a remote first studio, so we are also looking for developers who will thrive in a remote workplace environment.
About the position
We're looking for an experienced and highly-skilled Unreal Tools and Infrastructure Engineer to help us accelerate the development of our game. We want someone who is not only a proficient coder, but also someone who can take the time to understand the needs of everyone who contributes to the game and can craft both backend and frontend solutions that accelerate the efforts of engineers and content creators alike.
As an engineer at Netflix you are empowered and expected to identify and prioritize your own work and to design and implement solutions that impact the entire studio.The ideal candidate should have experience building Unreal Engine tools and workflows for small to medium sized teams utilizing development partners across the globe. They will be well versed in asset pipelines, build infrastructure, and automation. They are able to collaborate with engineers across Netflix, as well as external developers, collectively ensuring that our workflows are equipped to handle the vast scale of assets in an AAA game.
Now is an amazing time to join Netflix as we seek to entertain the world. We have over 250 million paid members in over 190 countries, and we won't stop there.

Responsibilities

  • Development Tooling: Identifying and building easy to use frameworks that enable engineers, designers, and artists to rapidly iterate
  • Technical Leadership: Providing technical guidance to make right-sized workflow architecture decisions for prototyping and a successful future final product on in-progress technologies and platforms
  • Collaboration and Communication: Able to work across disciplines with minimum process to organize work and create predictability in an unpredictable space

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience developing multiple AAA games
  • Experience shipping one or more titles as tools engineer with a focus on efficient team pipelines in Unreal Engine
  • Experience building workflow utilizing cloud computing platforms like AWS
  • Exceptional communication, cross discipline collaboration and leadership skills
  • Extensive experience with Unreal Engine
  • Expert level skills in C++Passion for playing, incubating, building, and shipping video games

Bonus Skills

  • Experience working broadly with Unreal Engine (gameplay, UI, animation)
  • Strong workflow user experience sense
  • Strong understanding of lightweight production/team process
  • Experience working with early or unreleased game platforms
  • Full stack/backend services expertise - experience using open-source tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, etc.
  • Experience with content creation tools (Maya, Blender, etc) and developing content pipelines
  • Fluency in Java, C#, or Python
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top-of-market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $90,000 - $600,000.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefitshere.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

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About Netflix

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Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 222 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries, feature films and mobile games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.

Industry

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Los Gatos, CA, US

Year founded

1997

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