About the role
Position Overview
We are looking for a Senior 3D Animator who excels at creating expressive, stylized, gameplay-driven animation for our AA and AAA game projects built in Unity3D.
In this role, you will:
- Create clear, readable, and characterful animations that support gameplay and player feedback
- Help establish animation workflows, build-made rigs, and production standards for stylized games
- Explore procedural and automated animation solutions suited for scalable and mobile-friendly pipelines
This is a senior, hands-on role within a fully remote and collaborative studio environment, ideal for an animator who understands game development holistically and enjoys solving complex production challenges.
Responsibilities
Stylized Character Animation
- Create high-quality keyframe animations with strong posing, timing, and personality
- Focus on readability, exaggeration, and clarity for real-time gameplay
- Animate characters in ways that support player control, feedback, and responsiveness
Rig & Animation Workflow Development
- Collaborate with technical artists and riggers to help establish build-made rigs for stylized characters
- Validate rigs from an animator’s perspective and provide feedback to improve usability and deformation
- Contribute to defining animation standards, naming conventions, and export guidelines
Unity3D Animation Implementation
- Implement animations directly in Unity3D using Animator Controllers, blend trees, and state machines
- Iterate on animation behavior in-engine to align with gameplay logic and design requirements
- Support animation-driven gameplay features and transitions
Procedural & Automated Animation Exploration
- Participate in research and experimentation around procedural or semi-automated animation workflows
- Explore potential use of Houdini and other tools to support scalable animation systems
- Contribute ideas for automation and efficiency within DCC-to-engine pipelines
Performance & Platform Awareness
- Adapt animation solutions to real-time and mobile constraints
- Ensure animations are optimized for performance, memory usage, and scalability
Collaboration & Iteration
- Work closely with designers, programmers, character artists, and technical artists
- Iterate on animations based on gameplay feedback, technical constraints, and production needs
- Communicate intent and solutions clearly within a remote, agile workflow
Requirements
Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience as a game animator
- Experience working on stylized AA or AAA game projects
Portfolio
- Strong animation reel focused on stylized, gameplay-ready character animation
- Clear examples of posing, timing, acting, and readability in real-time contexts
Animation & Technical Skills
- Excellent understanding of keyframe animation principles
- Strong knowledge of game-ready rigs and real-time animation constraints
- Hands-on experience with Maya and/or Blender
Engine & Game Development
- Proven experience implementing animation in Unity3D
- Understanding of how animation interacts with gameplay systems and player input
Mindset & Communication
- Problem-solver attitude with the ability to adapt workflows to new challenges
- Interest in exploration, experimentation, and continuous improvement
- Fluent English and comfort working fully remote
Bonus Skills
- Experience with procedural animation or Houdini-based workflows
- Basic rigging or technical animation knowledge
- Experience adapting animation pipelines for mobile games
- Familiarity with DCC-driven tools or custom Unity animation solutions
- Experience working in distributed or fully remote teams
What We Offer
- Stylized AA and AAA game projects with strong artistic identity
- Fully remote work with core collaboration hours between 10:00 and 15:00 CET
- Stable full-time role with flexible contract options (employment or B2B)
- High creative and technical influence on animation pipelines and workflows
- Collaborative, experienced, and production-focused studio culture
- Competitive compensation and paid vacation
- Annual team retreats focused on alignment, learning, and team bonding
About Beffio Studios
Beffio Studios is a co-development art studio with a deep passion for the entertainment and game development industries. Established in 2013, our studio has grown to become a trusted partner for some of the world’s most renowned game developers and entertainment publishers.
We excel in delivering top-tier game art production services, offering a full spectrum of support from initial concept art to final implementation. Our expertise covers both realistic and stylized 3D art, art direction, technical art, and real-time VFX. Our team is proficient in a wide range of tools and software, including Unreal Engine, Unity3D, Nvidia Omniverse, Houdini, and the Adobe Suite.
Recognized for our innovative approach and exceptional quality, including a 2018 Unity Award for Best Artistic Content, we have collaborated with industry giants like Nike, Square Enix, and MIT. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in game development, creating immersive, visually stunning experiences.