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Senior Technical Designer in Animation

Epic Games Multiple locations, Cary, North Carolina
ABOUT THE ROLE

Epic Games is hiring at senior level for technical animation work in games, based in Multiple locations and Cary, North Carolina. The post names Maya, Unreal, MotionBuilder and Systemic gameplay.

Pay, benefits and the full description are on Epic Games’s own page.

Summarised from Epic Games's post
GamesTechnical animationSenior
LEVEL Senior From the title
WORK Not stated The studio did not say
CONTRACT Not stated The studio did not say
EXPERIENCE Not stated The studio did not say
POSTED 13 Aug 2026 2 months ago
LAST VERIFIED Re-checking Older than 30 days

The role in short

1 Get animation into the engine The post covers taking animation from the DCC into the game engine.
2 Build systemic animation Animation that responds to the player, built with design and engineering.
Summarised by Animworks from the studio listing. The full description, pay range and benefits are on Epic Games's own page.

Skills they mention

REQUIRED
Maya Unreal MotionBuilder Systemic gameplay

What applying looks like

  1. 1 Apply on Epic Games's careers page The form is on Greenhouse, via Epic Games careers. It takes your CV and contact details.
  2. 2 Interviews With the Epic Games animation team.
Epic Games Maker of Unreal Engine and Fortnite, based in Cary, North Carolina, with offices worldwide.
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