Senior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine 5 / C++)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior/Medior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine 5 / C++)

• Work model: Remote or Praha (with possibility to commute regularly/occasionally)

• Employment: Permanent (freelancing via trade license; IČO)

Description

You will help advance a game project built in Unreal Engine 5 by authoring and improving animation systems. The role focuses on animation blueprints, state machines, linked animation graphs, and practical animation features such as blending, montages, IK/Control Rigs, aim offsets, and locomotion systems. You will work closely with animators, designers, and the backend team.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and maintain animation assets and animation logic

• Build and refine animation blueprints/templates using state machines and linked animation graphs

• Implement animation blending, blend spaces, montages (including montage slots)

• Support IK & Control Rigs, aim offsets, and locomotion systems

• Collaborate with animation, design, and backend teams to deliver consistent results

Requirements

• Experience with Animation Blueprints & Templates

• Experience with State Machines and Linked Anim Graphs

• Ability to author animations and to create/modify existing animations

• Experience with animation blending (blend spaces, montages, montage slots)

• Experience with IK & Control Rigs

• Experience with Aim Offsets and Locomotion systems

• Collaboration experience with animators, designers, and backend developers

• Experience with C++

• Experience with Unreal Engine 5

Benefits

• Bonuses/bonuses & premiums

• Education courses and training

• Work-from-home option

• Company events

• Participation in international conferences

Compensation

600–850 Kč per hour (based on experience)

Additional info

• Career growth with the possibility to become a lead specialist

• Real impact on the project direction

• Languages: Czech (advanced) and English (at least one required)