3D Animator

JOB OVERVIEW

Plan A Technologies is looking for a talented  3D Animator to provide 3D modelling, texturing, and animation services. This is a fast-paced job with room for significant career growth. 

Please note: you must have at least 4+ years of experience as a 3D Animator to be considered for this role.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Create high-quality 3D models based on provided illustrated turnaround sheets, ensuring accurate representation of character, object, or environment designs.

• Apply detailed textures and materials to 3D models, maintaining visual consistency with provided references and project style guides.

• Rig and animate 3D models as needed, delivering smooth, expressive, and technically sound animations that meet project requirements.

• Import, configure, and test 3D assets within the Unity engine, ensuring proper integration, material setup, and animation functionality.

• Collaborate with managers, designers, and developers to iterate on models and animations based on feedback and evolving project needs.

• Participate in regular team meetings, including standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure alignment with project timelines and goals.

• Optimize 3D assets for performance and compatibility across target platforms, including polygon count, texture resolution, and animation efficiency.

• Submit work through the designated version control system, maintaining clean file organization and proper documentation of changes.

EXPERIENCE

• 4+ years of experience as an Animator, focusing on 3D modelling, texturing, and animation services.

• Strong proficiency in 3D software such as Blender, Maya or 3DS Max for rigging and animating 3D assets; 

• Strong experience with Adobe Creative Cloud tools or similar, with a focus on creating advanced textures and materials.

• Solid experience working in a Unity pipeline, with a focus on asset integration, animation systems, and optimization techniques.

• Knowledge of game engine performance considerations specific to 3D games, including texture atlasing, draw calls, and sprite optimization.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

• Initiative and drive to do great things.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with particle systems and VFX creation.

• Background in cross-platform asset optimization, particularly for mobile games.

• Understanding of asset management systems.

• Familiarity with scripting (e.g., Python, C#) for tool development and pipeline automation.

ABOUT THE COMPANY/BENEFITS

Plan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.

Read more about us here: www.PlanAtechnologies.com .

Location: Work From Home 100% of the time, or come in to one of our global offices. Up to you.

Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment: You'll join an excellent team of supportive engineers and project managers who work hard but don't ever compete with each other.

Benefits: You’ll get a generous vacation schedule, Brand New Laptop, and other goodies.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!