Freelance 3D Animator / Character Technical Artist (remote)

We are a small, fully funded independent game studio working on a fantasy strategy card game for PC.

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

The role

The assignments may vary depending on the current needs of the project and can include animation, rigging-related work, mesh cleanup, and preparing characters for implementation in the game.

Example tasks

• Creating high-quality hand-keyed animations for humanoid characters and animals

• Combat, movement, idle, spawn, reaction, and character-specific animations

• Preparing and importing animations into Unreal Engine 5

• Working with animation retargeting and existing skeletons

• Fixing skinning, rigging, weight painting, and deformation issues

• Cleaning up and improving the topology of AI-generated 3D meshes

• Preparing meshes for rigging and animation

• Troubleshooting character and animation problems inside UE5

• Optimizing characters and animations for real-time use

What kind of professional are we looking for?

What we are looking for

• Strong experience with hand-keyed 3D character animation

• Ability to animate both humanoids and animals

• Practical knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 animation workflows

• Good understanding of anatomy, weight, timing, posing, and movement

• Experience with topology cleanup and preparing imperfect meshes for production

• Understanding of rigging, skinning, skeletons, and animation retargeting

• Ability to work independently and solve technical problems

• Clear communication and reliability

The selection process

Please send your application to Ver o e-mail no ingamejob.com and include: 

• Your portfolio or showreel

• Examples of humanoid and animal animations

• Information about your experience with Unreal Engine 5

• Your daily rate for an 8-hour freelance assignment

• Your general availability

• The software you normally work with

Please also mention whether you are comfortable working with existing, sometimes imperfect or AI-generated meshes and preparing them for production.