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Senior Technical Artist, Animation - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games Shanghai, China
ABOUT THE ROLE

Riot Games is hiring at senior level for technical animation work in games, based in Shanghai, China. The post names Maya, Unreal and Python.

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

Summarised from Riot 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 8 Oct 2026 7 days ago
LAST VERIFIED 14 Oct 2026 Still open today

The role in short

1 Get animation into the engine The post covers taking animation from the DCC into the game engine.
2 Tools and scripting The post asks for scripting or tool work next to the animation.
Summarised by Animworks from the studio listing. The full description, pay range and benefits are on Riot Games's own page.

Skills they mention

REQUIRED
Maya Unreal Python

What applying looks like

  1. 1 Apply on Riot Games's careers page The form is on Greenhouse, via Riot Games careers. It takes your CV and contact details.
  2. 2 Interviews With the Riot Games animation team.
Riot Games Games studio behind League of Legends and Valorant, with an in-house animation and cinematics team.
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