Senior Gameplay Animator

1 Month ago • 4-12 Years

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Senior Gameplay Animator sought for AAA game development. Must have experience with motion capture, keyframe animation, and Unreal Engine. Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills are essential. Opportunity to work on a unique stylized title and contribute to a world-class team.

Senior Gameplay Animator

Fully Remote, UK 

Spliced Inc. 

AAA 

“Let’s redefine what a game is and how we interact with them.  We want to make games that everyone wants to play and invite the whole world into ours. Together we’ll discover connection and innovation you’ve never experienced before and an amazing world you’ll never leave behind”.  

We are Spliced Inc. and we’re looking for a Senior Gameplay Animator.

The Role:  

Making games is what we love and we're passionate about what we do. As an experienced Senior Gameplay Animator, you’ll bring with you a proven track record of delivering exciting and responsive gameplay animations that feel as good as they look. A strong spirit of teamwork will be second nature and you’ll be at home working on a stylized AAA title.   Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Working closely with your animation lead and other disciplines including art, design, and engineering departments to create visually compelling animation content while working through technical challenges.
  • High level keyframe animation, motion capture editing, and motion capture enhancement skills.
  • Act as a resource to help mentor and support the animation team.
  • Collaborate across disciplines to ensure animation requirements are understood, met and delivered to schedule.

About You:

Our title is unique and we’re looking for someone who doesn’t just connect with their craft, but that also connects with our game. You’ll already be at senior level and will have shipped titles under your belt but more than this, you’ll be a natural motivator that’s excited to be a part of a team that’s geared up to creating a world class title. You’ll bring demonstrable experience with mocap (motion capture) and keyframe animation. We use UE5 so experience with Unreal is preferred. Furthermore:

  • A thorough knowledge of modern gameplay animation pipelines, game engine tools and technical limitations.
  • You’ll be able to demonstrate or have a dynamic showreel showcasing high-level skill in posing, body mechanics, timing and weight.
  • Expert in Maya.
  • Strong ability to understand and independently tackle complex animation challenges
  • Skilled in the  fast prototyping of complex animation mechanics.
  • At least 1 published title in a Senior role

Why Spliced Inc?  

We’re drawn to passion. We’re intrigued by who you are, not just what you do. We want you to feel at home and be excited to create the most career defining work of your life. Here at Spliced Inc, we care about all of this, and more. Our benefits package is well thought out and you can expect to be rewarded and recognised for your hard work with components that include sign on bonus, stock (RSU’s), a well-being allowance, and generous pension and healthcare benefits to name but a few. 


As a Netease Games studio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone and encourage applications from all races, religions, beliefs, ages, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We believe that genuinely diverse teams working in supportive and safe atmospheres, can create magic that touches the hearts and souls of all.

About The Company

We are building the future and want to build it with you. We are a friendly, open, honest team from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who are collaborating to take the next step forward in entertainment.


Making full use of the advantages of the modern workplace, we have a remote first approach, while also offering hybrid and office based working in the UK. Our team members are based in the UK, USA, Canada and beyond. Regular in person meetups in the USA and UK ensure that we communicate and synchronize effectively, while our global footprint allows us to recruit accomplished people from all over the world - resulting in a top class team to ensure the best end product.

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