Animator/Rigger — Project Conformist (m/f/d)

Description

• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Contract type: On-Payroll, Full-time (40h/week), fixed-term contract (with a strong possibility of extension or conversion to permanent employment based on performance and project requirements)
• Expected Start Date: ASAP

Please note we cannot support relocation for this role.

The Animator/Rigger will bring the characters and environments of The Conformist to life, owning the full character animation pipeline from rigging to in-engine implementation. The role works closely with the 3D artists on character models and rig handoff, and with programmers on animation systems, and reports to the Lead Artist.

Essential qualifications

• Proven professional experience as an Animator, Rigger, or similar role in the games industry.
• Strong portfolio showing both character rigs and animation, ideally with semi-realistic characters.
• Strong eye for body language, timing, weight, and performance, especially in dialogue-driven scenes.
• Experience building character rigs for real-time projects, including clothing.
• Solid understanding of the full character pipeline: rigging, skinning, animation, retargeting, and engine implementation.
• Some experience animating non-character elements, such as props, vehicles, and doors.
• Professional experience implementing characters and animation in Unity.
• Proficiency with Blender.
• Strong ownership and follow-through; comfortable being the sole owner of a discipline and working proactively.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort working with documentation and task-tracking tools such as Miro, Notion, Codecks, or similar.
• Strong communication and documentation skills in cross-disciplinary teams, including giving and receiving feedback professionally.

Requirements

• At least one shipped game or comparable real-time interactive project.
• Real-time VFX experience in Unity (VFX Graph, Particle System, Shader Graph).
• 3D modeling skills.
• Scripting skills for rigging or pipeline tools.
• Experience with crowd or ambient NPC animations.
• Interest in narrative-driven RPGs and/or political games.