Senior Animator

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Pixaera is transforming workplace safety training by utilizing advanced simulation technology and immersive learning experiences. Their platform delivers customized training solutions that prepare frontline workers to handle real-world safety scenarios effectively, reducing risks and preventing incidents. Pixaera emphasizes continuous improvement in safety competencies and fosters a unified safety culture across various industries.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2020

📋 Description

• Lead the full character animation pipeline inside Unreal Engine 5.6 • Polish and refine raw mocap and hand-keyed animations to meet production quality • Retarget animations across rigs, body types, and Metahuman characters • Implement lipsync workflows (using Metahuman Animator, UE toolchains, or 3rd-party solutions) • Work closely with designers and directors to ensure animations match real-world worker behaviors, gestures, tools, and constraints • Manage and maintain animation libraries, naming conventions, and documentation • Review and mentor junior artists, providing technical and aesthetic feedback • Collaborate with technical artists on rigging, retarget assets, IK setups, and physics-based motion • Ensure performance-ready animation for real-time environments • Identify workflow improvements, automation, and plug-ins to accelerate production

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of professional character animation experience (games, real-time, VFX, or simulation) • Strong working knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.6 animation tools (Sequencer, IK Retargeter, Control Rig, Metahuman Animator, Take Recorder) • Proven ability to polish and finalize animation cycles - body mechanics, facial performance, weight & timing, emotional cues • Experience retargeting mocap data across character types and rigs • Hands-on experience working with Metahumans - import, setup, facial rigs, and grooming adjustments • Demonstrated ability to achieve accurate lipsync performance using UE tools or external services • Strong understanding of human biomechanics, especially physically demanding/body-weight-based actions • Comfortable directing and critiquing the work of other animators • Excellent communication, time-management, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• 2x company-wide meetups per year to meet and bond with your colleagues. • All the equipment you need to succeed provided by Pixaera. • 25 days of company vacation allowance per year in addition to local public holidays. If there is a public holiday that you would rather work, let us know and you can swap it for another day in lieu. • Competitive stock options.