Technical Animator

About the Company:
Founded in 2017 by visionary directors Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led, Academy Award–winning independent studio redefining global storytelling across film, television, and gaming. With 15 #1 openings and more than $7 billion at the box office, its hits include Marvel's highest-grossing film Avengers: Endgame , the multi-Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once , and Netflix blockbusters The Gray Man and Extraction . AGBO's Citadel universe has become a worldwide Prime Video sensation, while recent projects in post-production, include The Bluff (Amazon MGM) and The Whisper Man (Netflix). Upcoming releases include Citadel Season 2 and Marvel Studios' epic Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), both directed by the Russo Brothers and produced by AGBO.

In 2023, AGBO welcomed Donald Mustard—former Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games and co-creator of Fortnite —as a partner. Mustard brings a bold creative vision to AGBO: to expand what storytelling can be through immersive, interconnected worlds that span across media. We're building the future of storytelling—and we're looking for bold, creative minds to help shape it. If you're ready to help define what comes next, we'd love to meet you.

Position Summary:
AGBO is seeking a Technical Animator to champion the technical development and real-time implementation of animation content in Unreal Engine 5. This role will be instrumental in establishing standards for character performance, animation systems, and rigging workflows across a project. You'll work closely with artists, engineers, and animators to bridge creative vision with performance-optimized systems, ensuring a smooth and scalable animation pipeline.

We're looking for someone with strong UE5 proficiency, a deep understanding of skeletal and animation systems, and experience working with a wide range of characters—from bipedal to quadruped to serpentine forms.

This role is based in Raleigh, NC, and candidates located in or willing to relocate to the area are highly preferred, as close collaboration with our technical and creative teams is central to the position. The role is temporary to start, with the opportunity for future full-time employment consideration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the character and animation implementation pipeline in Unreal Engine 5, setting standards for performance, optimization, and development efficiency.
• Set up and manage UE5 character systems, including Skeletal Meshes, Animation Blueprints, Blend Spaces, Physics Assets, Montages, Layers, Morph Targets, and more.
• Collaborate with artists and animators to implement keyframe and motion-capture animation content.
• Establish scalable standards for character setup, including replication, customization systems, weapon attachments, and animation synchronization.
• Support advanced animation features such as animation sharing, retargeting, cloth physics, control rig, procedural animation, and Metahuman workflows.
• Provide guidance and documentation to the broader team to ensure consistency in rigging and animation practices.
• Troubleshoot performance and compatibility issues related to animation pipelines and assets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments including Art, Engineering, Virtual Production, and VFX to optimize pipelines and enhance real-time fidelity.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in a Technical Animation, Technical Art, or Rigging/Animation TD role in games or real-time media.
• Expert-level knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, with hands-on experience setting up and optimizing character animation systems.
• Familiarity with scripting or tool development in Python, MEL, or equivalent.
• Deep understanding of character setup including replication logic, character composition through Blueprint, and real-time performance constraints.
• Experience working with a range of character types (bipedal, quadruped, serpentine) and adapting pipelines for each.
• Familiarity with Metahuman authoring and modification, as well as hair grooming, facial animation, and procedural rigging techniques.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, especially when translating technical setups to artists or designers.
• A collaborative, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to adapt to evolving creative needs.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with animation dynamics, runtime animation blending, or facial rigging workflows.
• Familiarity with Niagara, Sequencer, or Live Link.
• Prior work on narrative-driven, cinematic, or cross-medium storytelling projects.
• Experience defining technical standards or mentoring others in rigging and character animation.
  

Additional Information:

• Please submit a demo reel or portfolio showcasing relevant technical animation, rigging, or UE5 character implementation work.
• This is a temporary position with the potential for extension based on project needs.
• This role is onsite in Raleigh, NC.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

AGBO Labs LLC is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education and experience.

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