Welcome to VOID Interactive. We are the fiercely independent, kick-ass development team behind the critically acclaimed, best-selling tactical first-person shooter Ready or Not. Since our inception, we have pushed the boundaries of intense, realistic shooter mechanics, culminating in over 13 million copies sold across all platforms.
We are a fully remote, 70+ person studio comprised of seriously talented, highly driven individuals scattered across the globe. What unites us is a profound love for games, an uncompromising commitment to quality, and a shared mission to construct exceptional, deeply immersive experiences for our global player base. We operate without borders, sourcing the finest talent in the industry to help us define the future of tactical gaming. If you thrive in a collaborative, remote-first environment where your voice matters and your craft is respected, VOID Interactive is your next home.
Senior Gameplay Animator Job Summary
| Property | Details |
| Company Name | VOID Interactive |
| Job Title | Senior Gameplay Animator 3D |
| Department | Animation |
| Location | Cork, Ireland / Fully Remote (Global) |
| Job Type / Employment Type | Full-Time Employee (Irish Residents) Independent Contractor (Global / Non-Irish Residents) |
| Experience Level | Senior / Experienced (Mandatory minimum of 5+ years) |
| Core Software & Engines | Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder, Unreal Engine 5 |
| Animation Style | Grounded Realism, Tactical Motion, Combat & Locomotion |
| Compensation | Dependent on Experience (DOE) |
The Role as Senior Gameplay Animator ::
As our Senior Gameplay Animator 3D , you will become a foundational pillar of our animation department. You will play a definitive, hands-on role in crafting highly immersive, realistic third-person gameplay animations that directly enhance the player experience and bolster our core tactical gameplay systems.
This position sits at the vital intersection of raw artistic performance and advanced engine implementation. You are not just an artist working in a vacuum; you are a holistic game developer. Working in close alignment with animators, game designers, gameplay programmers, and technical artists, you will actively shape our macro animation vision. Furthermore, you will serve as an essential mentor to the team, establishing robust pipelines and ensuring our character movement feels incredibly grounded, highly responsive, and intensely believable. Through the dual utilization of cutting-edge motion capture data and precision keyframe animation, you will breathe life into the tactical mechanics that our players expect.
Key Responsibilities
1. Animation Creation & Polish
- High-Fidelity Authoring: Create exceptional gameplay animations that establish realistic, weighted, and satisfying player movement, intense combat sequences, weapon handling, and environmental interactions.
- Grounded Realism: Ensure all character performances adhere stringently to the established visual tone and uncompromising tactical realism of Ready or Not.
- Iteration & Quality Control: Drive the overarching quality of animation assets through proactive iteration loops, integrating playtesting feedback and continuous micro-polishing to achieve AAA-level results.
2. Technical Integration & Engine Implementation
- Unreal Engine 5 Execution: Implement, tune, and systematically troubleshoot animation assets inside Unreal Engine 5.
- System Mastery: Build and maintain intricate logic using engine-native animation tools, including Animation Blueprints (AnimBlueprints), complex state machines, animation montages, and Sequencer.
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Partner intimately with programmers, tech artists, and designers to ensure that visual data translates flawlessly to input responsiveness, ensuring the game “feels” perfect to play.
3. Pipeline, Workflow, & Mentorship
- Workflow Optimization: Help establish, refine, and document studio-wide animation pipelines, modern workflows, and production best practices to maximize team efficiency and stylistic consistency.
- Team Mentorship: Provide active technical and artistic mentorship to junior and intermediate animators. Offer constructive feedback, share industry knowledge, and foster collaborative problem-solving across the remote team.
- Cross-Department Synergy: Coordinate closely with technical disciplines to conquer complex gameplay animation challenges, maintaining a perfect equilibrium between pristine visual fidelity and rigid engine performance constraints.
4. Motion Capture & Industry Innovation
- Mocap Pipeline Management: Work extensively with raw motion capture data, executing high-level cleanup, detailed character refinement, and tactical adaptation for seamless integration into real-time systems.
- Shoot Participation: Actively participate in, prepare for, and guide motion capture recording shoots as project requirements dictate.
- R&D Innovation: Stay thoroughly up to date with contemporary industry trends, emerging digital tools, and advanced animation techniques to consistently push our studio’s technological and artistic envelope forward.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
Mandatory Requirements ::
- Proven Track Record: A mandatory minimum of 5+ years of professional experience working specifically as a Gameplay Animator on successfully shipped titles featuring realistic art styles and movement.
- Elite Portfolio: A comprehensive, highly professional showreel or portfolio that clearly demonstrates realistic gameplay animation. Your work should explicitly highlight high-fidelity combat mechanics, locomotion trees, and tactical or military-style movement systems.
- Software Expertise: Master-level, expert proficiency inside Autodesk Maya and MotionBuilder.
- Engine Fluency: Mandatory, deeply practical experience working within Unreal Engine 5, demonstrating a commanding grasp of how to import, configure, and refine real-time animation nodes and systems.
- Core Fundamentals: An advanced, instinctual understanding of classical animation fundamentals, including biological weight, complex timing, physical body mechanics, and authentic human motion.
- Hybrid Workflow Mastery: Deep, demonstrable experience balancing and executing both high-end keyframe animation and extensive motion capture cleaning/retargeting pipelines.
- Systemic Knowledge: A thorough comprehension of technical gameplay animation architecture, including runtime blending, state machine transitions, layered animations, and input responsiveness.
- Remote Autonomy: The proven ability to communicate clearly, document work transparently, and collaborate highly effectively across multiple time zones within a fully remote game development ecosystem.
Bonus Points (Desirable Skills) ::
While not strictly mandatory, your application will stand out significantly if you possess:
- Direct professional experience working on hyper-realistic tactical shooters or military simulation games.
- Prior experience acting as an animation discipline lead, supervisor, or dedicated mentor.
- Familiarity with advanced engine scripting (Blueprints/C++) and next-generation animation subsystems within Unreal Engine 5.
- Hands-on experience with technical animation domains, such as character rigging, skinning, or tool creation.
- Advanced technical knowledge of contemporary procedural animation techniques, runtime Inverse Kinematics (IK) systems, physics-based ragdoll/animation blending, or Motion Matching frameworks.
- Specialized knowledge or a personal passion for real-world firearm handling, tactical positioning, and military CQB (Close Quarters Battle) movement systems.
Employment Structure & Location Details
VOID Interactive is a remote-first, globally distributed enterprise. VOID Interactive is wholly committed to secure, equal-opportunity hiring, tracking down the absolute best candidate for this role regardless of geographical location.
Please note our structural employment frameworks based on your residency:
- For Residents of Ireland: This position is structured as a permanent, secure, Full-Time Employee role based out of our Cork registry. You will receive standard local employment benefits and protections.
- For International Applicants (Outside of Ireland): To facilitate global flexibility, this position is offered as a long-term Independent Contractor agreement. You can work comfortably from any country or time zone, provided your core hours align with collaborative milestone targets.
Application Instructions
To apply for the Senior Gameplay Animator 3D position, please submit your comprehensive resume along with a direct link to your digital portfolio or showreel.
Portfolio Review Policy: Applications submitted without a valid, viewable showreel demonstrating the mandatory requirements (realistic locomotion, combat, and Maya/UE5 implementation) will not be considered for technical review. Please include a breakdown text or document detailing your exact responsibilities for each shot presented in your reel.
