Experienced Gameplay Animator

PixelAnt Games is a co-development, porting, and full-production studio in Wrocław, Poland. They work on partners' games like Gears of War: Reloaded, Mortal Kombat 1, Forza Motorsport, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and are building their own original IP on Unreal Engine.

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Gameplay Animator in AA+ or AAA studios.
• Demonstrable portfolio or showreel showing high-quality gameplay animation with strong body mechanics, posing, timing, and responsive character movement.
• Practical experience with Unreal Engine 4 is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of animation principles, anatomy, locomotion, combat animation, and the character production pipeline from rigging to in-engine implementation.
• Experience with industry-standard 3D animation packages such as Maya or MotionBuilder.
• Familiarity with rigging, Control Rig, motion matching, or procedural animation is an advantage.
• Good communication skills, cooperative attitude, and openness to client feedback and project changes.
• Communicative level of Polish and English is required.

• Create high-quality gameplay animations for enemy humanoid characters and interactive objects including locomotion, traversal, combat, reactions, and contextual actions.
• Translate gameplay requirements, references, and creative direction into responsive, readable animations.
• Produce, edit, and polish keyframe and motion-capture animation including cleanup, retargeting, blending, and adjustments for different character rigs and proportions.
• Collaborate with Art Lead, Lead Designer, Tech Lead, Programmers, Character Artists, QA, and Project Management to ensure animations meet artistic, technical, and production requirements.
• Test animations in gameplay to identify issues such as foot sliding, timing, transitions, responsiveness, and pose readability.
• Iterate animations based on playtesting, team reviews, and client feedback.
• Maintain organized and up-to-date work throughout production for stakeholder alignment.

This job can be remote or onsite/hybrid in Wrocław, Poland. Only candidates moving forward to the next stage will be contacted.