Character Rigger & Animator

Mysteria Studio is developing the PC Action RPG game Asterfel, focusing on character animation and rigging for humanoid and monster characters.

• Experience working on at least one commercially shipped game as a character animator and/or rigger
• Minimum 3 years of experience in animation and/or rigging roles within the video game industry
• Strong portfolio demonstrating humanoid and creature animation (locomotion, combat)
• Proficient in 3D rigging and skinning workflows (Maya or 3ds Max), including hand-painted skin weights
• Experience with autorigging tools and ability to clean up and customize output
• Solid understanding of animation principles applied to gameplay (anticipation, weight, timing, follow-through)
• Ability to work self-organized within a team, respectful and attentive listener
• Minimum availability of 3 hours per work day
• Comfortable working in a 100% remote team
• Bonus: Experience implementing animations in Unreal Engine 4 or 5 (Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, Montages)
• Bonus: Experience with Control Rig and/or MetaHuman rigs in Unreal Engine
• Bonus: Scripting experience (Python or MEL) for tooling and pipeline support

• Create high-quality character animations, including natural humanoid and monster movement
• Create and integrate gameplay animations for smooth player and enemy movement, combat, and interactions
• Rework and improve existing animations to meet quality standards
• Rig and skin characters using a mix of autoriggers and hand-painted skin weights
• Establish efficient workflows to optimize the animation pipeline
• Maintain understanding of animation implementation in Unreal Engine
• Collaborate with lead artist and character art team to ensure consistency between vision and final in-game animations
• Work independently to deliver rigs and animations based on references
• Check rigs and animations in Unreal Engine 5 to ensure fit with gameplay