Technical Animator Game Development

🎮Technical Animator For Game Development⚠️IMPORTANT NOTEThis is currently a revenue-share/equity-based position as we finalize our initial funding rounds over the coming months. We're assembling a founding team of passionate professionals who believe in the long-term potential of Mawforged.🧙 About Mawforged:Mawforged is a first-person dark fantasy strategic warfare game developed in Unreal Engine. Players lead factions through brutal combat, political maneuvering, and resource-driven warfare deep within the cavernous underground world known as the Maw.We’re looking for a Technical Animator to bridge the gap between animation and engineering—bringing weight, impact, and fluidity to our characters, creatures, and cinematic moments.🛠️ What you'll do:• Set up and maintain rigs for characters, creatures, and props• Work with animators and character artists to ensure clean deformation and rig flexibility• Implement animation systems in Unreal Engine 5 (Animation Blueprints, State Machines, IK/FK systems)• Troubleshoot animation issues (clipping, skinning, retargeting, etc.)• Collaborate with the gameplay and cinematic teams for smooth integration🎯 You should have:• Experience rigging and skinning characters in Maya, Blender, or similar• Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5’s animation tools (Control Rig, Sequencer, etc.)• Familiarity with both real-time gameplay and cinematic animation pipelines• Good understanding of anatomy, constraints, and animation logic• Ability to solve complex technical problems creatively🚨 Bonus points:• Experience with dynamic simulations (cloth, hair, physics-driven bones)• Familiarity with motion capture cleanup and retargeting• Experience setting up procedural animation systems or tools• Passion for dark fantasy and gritty, stylized movement🔍Explore more at:🌐 https://www.mawforged.com/🛒 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373310/Mawforged/