Full-Time Principal Animator
People Can Fly is hiring a remote Full-Time Principal Animator. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting Montreal, Canada based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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People Can Fly
Job Title
Principal Animator
Posted
Career Level
Full-Time
Career Level
Experienced
Locations Accepted
Montreal, Canada
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Job Details
Main Goal: To create realistic and stylized motion for in-game characters.
Collaboration: Level Design, Game Design, VFX, Animation programming, and Tech animation
Responsibilities:
- Follow and influence the game’s vision.
- Create high-quality content using hand key animation and motion capture data.
- Develop animations that support gameplay and visuals.
- Implement and iterate on animation assets in-game.
- Troubleshoot animation issues.
- Provide R&D projects and pipeline improvements.
- Fix bugs and describe R&D case studies.
- Support recruitment and onboarding.
Qualifications:
- Strong mentoring skills.
- Excellent understanding of animation principles and character anatomy.
- Bring industry standards to the project.
- Ability to transfer the game's story to believable animations.
- Strong artistic skills.
- Solid Unreal Engine knowledge.
- Accountable and self-motivated.
- Proficiency with MAYA and Unreal.
Experience: 8+ years in the video game industry.
Nice to have:
- Shipped a AAA game title
- Technical skills in rigging
- Proficient in MotionBuilder
- Facial animation and lip-syncing skills
- Ability to promote our studio at conferences
FAQs
What is the last date for applying to the job?
The deadline to apply for Full-Time Principal Animator at People Can Fly is
16th of November 2025
. We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.
Which countries are accepted for this remote job?
This job accepts [
Montreal, Canada
] applicants. .
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