Freelance 3D Animator / Character Technical Artist

Posted: 1 day
Art and Animation
Freelance
Anywhere

The role


The assignments may vary depending on the current needs of the project and can include animation, rigging-related work, mesh cleanup, and preparing characters for implementation in the game.


Example tasks

  • Creating high-quality hand-keyed animations for humanoid characters and animals
  • Combat, movement, idle, spawn, reaction, and character-specific animations
  • Preparing and importing animations into Unreal Engine 5
  • Working with animation retargeting and existing skeletons
  • Fixing skinning, rigging, weight painting, and deformation issues
  • Cleaning up and improving the topology of AI-generated 3D meshes
  • Preparing meshes for rigging and animation
  • Troubleshooting character and animation problems inside UE5
  • Optimizing characters and animations for real-time use

What we are looking for

  • Strong experience with hand-keyed 3D character animation
  • Ability to animate both humanoids and animals
  • Practical knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 animation workflows
  • Good understanding of anatomy, weight, timing, posing, and movement
  • Experience with topology cleanup and preparing imperfect meshes for production
  • Understanding of rigging, skinning, skeletons, and animation retargeting
  • Ability to work independently and solve technical problems
  • Clear communication and reliability
To apply

Please send your application to contact@promortegames.com and include: 


  • Your portfolio or showreel
  • Examples of humanoid and animal animations
  • Information about your experience with Unreal Engine 5
  • Your daily rate for an 8-hour freelance assignment
  • Your general availability
  • The software you normally work with

Please also mention whether you are comfortable working with existing, sometimes imperfect or AI-generated meshes and preparing them for production.



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About Promorte


We are a small, fully funded independent game studio working on a fantasy strategy card game for PC. We are looking for a skilled 3D Animator / Character Technical Artist to support us with occasional, project-based assignments.
This is not a full-time position. We are looking for a reliable freelancer we can contact whenever new characters, creatures, or animation-related tasks are needed.



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