Technical Animator - Remote

Overview

Stone Kite is a world building studio that thoughtfully develops heroic universes across games, film, TV, comics, audio, and more. Built by veterans from game and entertainment studios such as Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Bungie, and Riot, our team leverages expertise and passion to build worlds that matter.

In Short

• Build, maintain, debug, and polish gameplay animation systems, including character animation blueprints
• Source and prototype animation content by creating new assets or adapting existing ones
• Implement procedural systems such as physics-driven reactions, inverse kinematics, and runtime adjustments
• Establish, document, and evangelize best practices, content standards, and tooling for the gameplay animation pipeline
• Collaborate with artists and engineers to implement and maintain a mesh skinning pipeline prototype in Blender
• Contribute to brainstorming, playtests, and feedback sessions to ensure animation elevates the moment-to-moment player experience

Requirements

• 4+ years experience in animation, art, or tech art in games, with at least one shipped title is required
• 2+ years experience with Unreal Engine is required
• Proven experience in Unreal’s animation systems and features (including animation blueprints, IK, retargeting, and control rig)
• Solid understanding of end-to-end game animation pipelines, from content creation to runtime integration
• Proficiency in skinning meshes, creating rigs, and building animations in Blender (preferred) or Maya
• Ability to establish workflows and standards, balancing technical precision with creative needs
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the initiative to drive solutions independently
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work both autonomously and in a small creative group
• Excellent communication and feedback skills with a passion for quality and excellence
• Ability to adapt and problem solve in a fast-paced startup environment

Benefits

• Competitive medical, vision, and dental benefits
• Generous PTO
• Winter holiday break
• 401k Options
• Monthly meals stipend
• Opportunities for learning and development across multiple areas of media and forms of storytelling
• Be a part of a fun, innovative team
• Experience the ground-floor start up culture