Technical Animator

Remote - UK
The Multiplayer Group (MPG) are 300 developers and data scientists, helping our clients and partners build 20+ AAA projects at any one time. We’re probably the most experienced multiplayer dev group in the world and we’re set up to help the games industry make games more easily, to deliver the highest quality, and become long-term partners.

We hire the best people, our talented team is spread across the globe. We’re remote-friendly and big on wellbeing, so if you love the sound of us, we’d love to hear from you!

As a Technical Animator you are highly proficient in rigging and skinning for games. You will use your experience in character articulation, animation technology, game development and software languages and packages to help animators achieve their goals. You take work to final approval and assist others to understand your work of if they require support - working collaboratively across the team to ensure the best possible workflows and ideas are presented and realised in-game. You’re confident in providing estimates for your work and keeping the team informed on your progress - identifying risks and issues along the way. You’re team focused and offer help. You have a demonstrable talent shown in a showreel.

Role Specifics:
Experienced Rigging and Skinning
Combat animation experience a plus
Keyframe experience
Experience with both Human & Creatures
Experience with Mocap data
Experience with Facial animation a plus
Experience with Maya, but can use a range of tools and scripting if needed
Works well with other crafts to bring the best out of the game (engineering/character/weapons/vfx/costume/world)Unreal Engine experience a plus
Knowledge of procedural, motion matching, machine learning techniques a plus
Cinematics experience a plus

it’s more than a career choice.

Dale Taylor joined MPG as a Software Engineer in 2020.


He said: “MPG recognises what its okay to ask of us and what isn't. We're not expected to overextend ourselves for the sake of a project or development cycle. They've given me nothing but encouragement and room to grow and become a better dev with every project and task they've given me."


Find out more about what it’s like to work at MPG.

What we believe in

respect and trust

We treat each other with respect and trust, clients and colleagues alike.

positive influence

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delivery of value

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Enjoyment

We want our team to enjoy their work, interactions with colleagues, and the culture they have helped us cultivate.

The Multiplayer Group (MPG) / MPG is registered in England No. 11254980. Heathcote Buildings, Heathcoat St, Nottingham NG1 3AA

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