Gameplay Animator

We are seeking an experienced Gameplay Animator to join our new studio based in Wroclaw, Poland, focused on co-developing titles within the Snail Games USA portfolio. In this role, you’ll collaborate on an exciting variety of projects, including both well-established IPs and new titles.

As part of a close-knit animation team, you’ll help shape the movement and personality of everything from humans and aliens to mechs and machines. This is a hands-on role where your creativity and experience will directly influence immersion and gamefeel.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality animations for a wide range of characters and entities, including humanoids, machines, creatures, and environmental interactions.
• Work closely with game designers and technical artists to ensure animations support and enhance gameplay mechanics.
• Assist Technical Animator with integrating animations into Unreal Engine, ensuring smooth transitions, technical performance, and compatibility.
• Convey character, emotion, and behavior—whether animating a towering mech, a nimble drone, or a living alien ecosystem.
• Receive and respond constructively to feedback from leads and cross-discipline teams to continuously refine animation output and workflows.
• Act as a senior voice on the animation team by mentoring junior animators, guiding animation quality, and ensuring the project’s goals are achieved.

Requirements

• 5+ years in game development as an animator, with a strong portfolio demonstrating gameplay animation.
• Solid experience working within Unreal Engine (UE4 or 5).
• Ability to create animations that enhance gameplay feel and responsiveness—not just aesthetics.
• Comfortable working with distributed teams across time zones and cultures. Strong communication in English is a must.
• A keen eye for weight, timing, and fluidity, with a commitment to delivering immersive animations on time in a high-pace environment.

Bonus skills

• Experience with a variety of character types (organic and mechanical) is a major plus.
• Experience mentoring or leading, especially fellow animators.
• Experience cleaning and working with Motion Capture animation.
• Experience animating in Blender.
• Experience in using generative AI tools.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Chance to work on great well-established and new IPs in the international environment.
• Working in the on-site / hybrid / remote model.
• Benefits and possibility of relocation support for foreigners aiming to work onsite; including private health insurance, and general assistance with settling.

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Please be advised that we will contact only selected candidates.

If you are interested, send us your portfolio, CV and other information (in English).