Senior Technical Designer in Animation

Seeking a contract Senior Technical Designer in Animation to work remotely, who will design and implement animation systems for character movement and gameplay behaviors while collaborating with animation and engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities

Design and implement animation systems, including locomotion and interaction behaviors
Develop and maintain animation state machines and runtime solutions
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and optimize in-game animation issues

Required Qualifications

Proven experience in AAA game development
Strong understanding of character movement and locomotion systems
Experience implementing animation in Unreal Engine, including Animation Blueprints
Familiarity with modern animation tools such as Maya and MotionBuilder
Experience with gameplay animation systems and related frameworks