Technical Animator (6-month Contract) - Remote

Overview

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

In Short

• Blackbird Interactive is seeking a passionate Technical Animator for a 6-month contract.
• Work on a first-person narrative thriller project.
• Support remote and hybrid work arrangements across Canada.
• Focus on modernizing animation, rigging, and content workflows.
• Develop and maintain Maya and Unreal-based pipelines and tools.
• Collaborate with animators and riggers to define modular rig standards.
• Build and refactor existing pipelines and tools.
• Ensure pipeline output integrates cleanly into the game engine.
• 4+ years of experience in technical art or animation for games required.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset are essential.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in technical art, technical animation, animation, or tools development for games.
• Strong knowledge of rigging workflows.
• Experience with MetaHuman and Unreal Engine.
• Familiarity with game-ready skeleton design and skinning.
• Comfort working in Perforce-integrated pipelines.
• Basic animation skills.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Benefits

• Flexible, forward-thinking environment.
• Opportunity to work on world-class IPs and original creations.
• Support for a four-day work week.