Senior Technical Animator

About the Position

Join Kinstrife as a Senior Technical Animator to create realistic and high-fidelity character animations using DCC tools and Unity. You'll bridge the gap between hand-crafted and motion-captured animation and the runtime systems that drive our characters. You’ll help shape combat that feels weighty and responsive, smooth locomotion that handles complex terrain, world & prop interactions that ground characters into the space, and gestures that feel full of character.

Responsibilities

• Create, implement, and iterate on in-game character and creature animation using DCC tools and Unity 6
• Plan, prepare, and direct motion capture sessions, including hands-on prototyping with a full Rokoko setup
• Co-design and develop player and NPC animation systems, spanning combat, traversal, world & prop interactions, dialogue, and facial animation
• Iterate and collaborate with gameplay programmers to deliver animation graphs, state machines, procedural animation, IK, and physics-animation tooling for performant and high-fidelity animation
• Work and iterate within Unity engine to implement animations, playtesting results, and ensuring compatibility with physics system
• Help shape animation tooling, pipelines, and workflows as the project evolves
• Work with character artists to ensure high-quality rigging

Requirements

• 7+ years in technical animation or gameplay animation, with a proven track record of shipping titles
• Experience working with Unity and animation systems (Playables, Animation Jobs or equivalent)
• Deep knowledge of technical animation and procedural animation techniques
• Strong experience with motion capture data and cleanup
• A solid understanding of animation principles and body mechanics
• Can work within technical constraints to create realistic yet performant animation solutions
• Fluent in English, with good communication and problem-solving skills
• Interest in medieval or historical settings or fighting styles

Nice to Have

• Knowledge and experience with medieval, historical fighting styles, martial arts, or physical sports
• Basic coding knowledge and the ability to read or reason about C# scripts
• Comfortable switching between artistic creation and technical problem-solving
• Solid grasp of gameplay design and “game feel”

We Offer

• Full-time | Remote (Germany-based)
• Salary: €4200 – €4900 per month (depending on experience & fit)

About the Company

Be sure to check out the overview for more information about working with us!