Technical Animator

About the role

Lucky Logic is a multi‑platform game development studio creating the next generation of online social gaming. We are looking for a Technical Animator to join our remote team, working closely with Technical Art, Art, and Gameplay teams to deliver high‑quality gameplay animation.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and optimise gameplay animation features and assets in Unreal Engine, collaborating with Gameplay Animators and Designers.
• Develop and improve in‑game animation systems and tools together with Animation Programmers.
• Prototype visual aspects of new gameplay mechanics.
• Update animation assets using Maya, MotionBuilder or Python batch tools.
• Participate in motion‑capture sessions to ensure performances meet gameplay requirements.
• Maintain animation workflow, folder structures, naming conventions, and engine‑related assets.

Required profile

• Good communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with shipped titles or personal prototypes/research in a major game engine.
• Passion for making games.

Required skills

• Unreal Engine 5
• MetaHumans and Blueprint scripting
• Animation graph techniques (state machines, blend trees, blendspaces, procedural animation)
• Motion Matching pipeline (plus)
• Keyframe animation and motion‑capture data handling
• Maya and MotionBuilder
• Python, C++, C# scripting basics