3D Animator

We are looking for an experienced Senior 3D Animator to create polished gameplay animation for characters and creatures across projects ranging from casual to AAA. The ideal candidate combines strong artistic skills with technical expertise in rigging and in-engine animation, bringing both realistic and stylized characters to life.

Responsibilities

• Create polished gameplay animation for characters and creatures: locomotion, combat, traversal, interactions, and reactions.
• Create and maintain production-ready rigs.
• Implement, debug, optimize, and polish animation and runtime systems in Unreal Engine, Unity, and proprietary engines.
• Prepare references; export, validate, and integrate animation assets.
• Collaborate with Art, Design, Engineering, Technical Art, Audio, and Production.
• Support cinematics, facial animation, lip-sync, and mocap when needed.
• Define quality standards, workflows, and documentation; conduct animation reviews.
• Mentor animators, estimate tasks, flag risks early, and support hiring, onboarding, and team growth.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years in game development and experience shipping AAA games.
• Expert Maya skills and a strong understanding of classical animation principles.
• Experience with realistic and stylized animation, with strong gameplay feel, responsiveness, readability, and player feedback.
• Production rigging expertise: skinning, deformation, IK/FK, constraints, and retargeting.
• Hands-on experience with animation systems in Unreal Engine, Unity, or proprietary engines, including state machines, blend trees/spaces, animation layers, root motion, and in-place animation.
• A strong portfolio showing artistic quality, technical expertise, and clear ownership.
• Creative talent, attention to detail, ownership, strong communication, and effective teamwork.
• Intermediate+ English.
  
  
  

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with real-time cinematics and scripted sequences.
• Experience with facial animation, lip-sync, blendshape systems, and VO pipelines.
• Body/facial mocap experience: solving, retargeting, cleanup, and hand-keyed polish.
• Experience with Control Rig, procedural animation, IK, or other runtime solutions.
• Python and MEL skills; experience developing animation tools and pipelines.
• Animation leadership and team development experience.
• Basic 2D animation/VFX knowledge.
• Perforce experience.
  
  
  

About Us

Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide.

About Our Team

Volmi - A Virtuos Studio is an outsourcing company that specializes in game development and game content creation. Over the past 9 years, we have successfully completed over a thousand different projects and have gained considerable experience in creating 2D and 3D art, as well as developing turnkey games. Since 2022, we have been a part of Virtuos, the world's leading game developer, and have become the first Virtuos studio in Eastern Europe.

In particular, we have contributed to the development of popular games such as Diablo 2: Resurrected, Metro Exodus, Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, Smite, Paladins, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, and Marvel Snap. Therefore our team creates high-end gaming content and games for various Mobile, PC, Console, and VR projects.

What We Offer

• VOLMI collaborates with leading global studios and publishers, allowing you to work on diverse and innovative game projects;
• The company provides opportunities for professional advancement, including access to training, workshops, and other learning programs, helping employees develop their skills and knowledge;
• Clear and transparent employee growth assessment system with regular feedback for your career development;
• As part of Virtuos, VOLMI offers access to an international network of studios, opening up opportunities to work on global projects and with teams from around the world;
• The VOLMI environment values creativity and innovation, allowing employees to realize their ideas and participate in exciting creative processes;
• The modern office is located in the heart of Kyiv — on Podil, one of the most atmospheric districts of the city;
• Medical insurance;
• Support for employees during blackouts to ensure uninterrupted work both in the office and remotely for employees outside the Kyiv region;
• The possibility of remote work and flexible schedule on corporate equipment;
• A transparent system for employment types and interaction with employees, as the company is a resident of Diia.City;
• Opportunities to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.