3D animator

Junior 3D Animator (UE5 / MotionBuilder / Maya / Blender)

About us

Farom Studio is looking for a talented Animator to join our team.

You will be responsible for bringing characters and creatures to life in Unreal Engine 5 projects, working with both gameplay and cinematic animation.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality character and creature animations.
• Work with MotionBuilder, Maya, Blender, and Cascadeur.
• Animate and integrate MetaHuman characters into UE5.
• Collaborate with designers, riggers, and tech artists to ensure smooth animation pipelines.
• Optimize animations for performance without losing visual quality.
• Contribute to cinematic sequences and gameplay interactions.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of animation principles (timing, weight, posing, anticipation).
• Solid experience in MotionBuilder (core tool).
• Confident use of Maya and/or Blender.
• Experience with Cascadeur and physics-based animation.
• Ability to work with Animation Blueprints (state machines, blend spaces, notifies).
• Knowledge of motion matching / motion warping locomotion systems in UE5.
• Skills in retargeting and rig adjustments between MetaHuman, UE Mannequin and custom skeletons.
• Experience creating and refining animations for MetaHuman characters.
• Experience in facial animation for MetaHuman (lip sync and emotions via Control Rig, MetaHuman Animator, ARKit/Live Link Face, or NVIDIA Audio2Face).
• Ability to work in a team and adapt to feedback.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in game development projects (indie or AAA).
• Knowledge of mocap hardware/software and cleanup.
• Familiarity with rigging and skinning.

We offer

• Work on ambitious international projects.
• Flexible schedule and remote-friendly environment.
• Opportunity to grow professionally and master advanced animation tools.
• Supportive and creative team culture.
• CV+Portfolio please