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Carlost Inc.

Customer Success Manager

New York, NY

High Moon Studios is seeking a talented and self-directed Technical Animator who can join for a 12-month temporary assignment. The candidate must be passionate about making great games, and must be a ...

Carlost Inc.

Account Manager

Burlingame, CA

High Moon Studios is seeking a talented and self-directed Technical Animator who can join for a 12-month temporary assignment. The candidate must be passionate about making great games, and must be a ...

Carlost Inc.

Account Manager

Burlingame, CA · On-site

High Moon Studios is seeking a talented and self-directed Technical Animator who can join for a 12-month temporary assignment. The candidate must be passionate about making great games, and must be a ...

Insomniac Games

Senior Gameplay Animator (CONTRACT)

OR · On-site +1

$105K - $120K/yr

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions ... technical requirements. The Senior Animator works independently requiring minimal supervision.

Insomniac Games

Senior Cinematic Facial Animator (CONTRACT)

OR · On-site +1

$105K - $120K/yr

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions ... Troubleshoot technical issues with facial animation integration into engine. * Refine and enhance ...

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Insomniac Games

Senior Gameplay Animator (CONTRACT)

$76.92 - $86.06/hr

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions ... technical requirements. The Senior Animator works independently requiring minimal supervision.

Far Coder

$106 - $118/hr

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions ... technical requirements. The Senior Animator works independently requiring minimal supervision.

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Roblox

3D Animator (Short Term)

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$9.1K - $11K/mo

... technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for ... Please note that not all benefits shown on this page are applicable to this temporary position.

Pipeworks, Inc.

Technical Artist

Eugene, OR · On-site

$70 - $82/hr

This is a full-time temporary role with the possibility of extension or conversion to regular ... Investigate and resolve technical issues involving assets, materials, animation, lighting, visual ...

Pipeworks Studios

Technical Artist

Eugene, OR · On-site +1

$127K - $152K/yr

This is a full-time temporary role with the possibility of extension or conversion to regular ... A focus on animation support from rigging to pipelines to tools for animation. A strong ...

Pipeworks Studios

Technical Artist

Eugene, OR · On-site +1

$70K - $82K/yr

This is a full-time temporary role with the possibility of extension or conversion to regular ... Unreal 5 a benefit. • A focus on animation support from rigging to pipelines to tools for ...

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Technical Animator

Big Shot Pictures

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

Other

Posted 29 days ago

Job description

About Big Shot Pictures

Big Shot Pictures is a next generation animation company founded by Brian Robbins that produces the franchises of tomorrow. With a distinctive digital-first approach, the company builds global animation franchises across all platforms – from digital to theatrical, gaming to streaming, and consumer products to experiences.



About The Rol

eWe are seeking a Technical Animator to support and scale our Unreal Engine–first, real-time character and animation pipeline. This role operates at the intersection of animation, rigging, tools development, and engine integration, and is critical to ensuring characters and animation assets move efficiently from DCC tools into Unreal Engine. The ideal candidate is highly technical, production-minded, and passionate about building reliable, scalable animation systems


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This role will support the development of stylized, high-quality content for kids and family audiences, requiring a strong sense of performance, appeal, and character storytelling.


This is a temporary role which would report in-person at our studio in Los Angeles.


Responsibilities

  • Build, skin, and maintain character rigs in Unreal Engine or DCC packages such as Blender
  • Implement, maintain, and iterate on rigs using Unreal Engine Control
  • RigSupport and evolve the MetaHuman pipeline, including setup, iteration, and engine integration.
  • Organize, manage, and optimize large sets of animation and character data across multiple projects.
  • Manage assets for efficient sharing, versioning, and real-time performance optimization.
  • Collaborate closely with animators, character artists, and technical artists to solve pipeline and production challenges.
  • Ensure clean, reliable integration of skeletal meshes and animation data in Unreal Engine.


Required Qualifications

  • Proven experience skinning and rigging characters in a DCC package.
  • Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine Control Rig in production.
  • Strong understanding of asset organization, data management, and pipeline best practices.
  • Experience managing and optimizing animation assets for real-time production.
  • Familiarity with Unreal Engine MetaHuman workflows.
  • Experience building animation or rigging tools in DCC packages.
  • Ability to write and maintain tools using Python.


Nice to Have:

  • Experience working with motion capture systems and performance capture data.
  • Experience exporting, troubleshooting, and debugging skeletal and animation data in real-time engines.
  • Familiarity with Unreal Engine Blueprints.
  • Experience supporting across a wide range of styles, with an emphasis on stylized and appealing performance for kids and family content.
  • Interest in emerging tools and workflows that improve efficiency, iteration, and scalability.

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