Senior CGI Animator (Blender) Outsource — Chillbase

ChillBase studio is an independent and innovative player in the gaming industry. We’re fueled by our passion for crafting outstanding products.

Our ongoing projects are in full swing, and we’re dedicated to delivering top-notch work without being tied down by a strict corporate structure.

We’re creating OneState, a unique mobile Social RolePlay game built in Unity. Our art team is facing ambitious challenges as we develop the project with a realistic approach and high standards for visual quality and technical solutions.

We use modern technologies and tools, continuously refining our pipelines and aiming for the highest level of quality and immersion.

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Expectations

What we want to see:

• 5–7+ years of commercial experience as an Animator;
• Strong proficiency in Blender;
• Deep understanding of classical animation principles, human anatomy, and movement mechanics;
• Experience creating realistic character animation;
• Experience with body animation and facial animation;
• Experience working with blend shapes, character rigs, motion capture animation, and AI-assisted animation tools;
• Experience cleaning up and polishing motion capture data;
• Experience with animation retargeting;
• Strong understanding of timing, weight, balance, and movement dynamics;
• Understanding of cinematic storytelling through animation;
• Experience working on realistic CGI or cinematic projects.

Additionally, it would be great to have:

• Experience collaborating with motion capture studios;
• Experience participating in motion capture shoots;
• Understanding of facial capture pipelines;
• Experience working with facial capture data;
• Experience with camera animation;
• Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.

What you will be doing:

• Create high-quality, realistic character animations for CGI videos and cinematics;
• Produce body and facial animations for characters;
• Work with blend shapes and facial rigs;
• Work with character rigs;
• Polish and improve existing animations;
• Create hand-keyed animation when required;
• Animate character interactions with other characters and the environment;
• Create vehicle animations;
• Animate cameras for cinematic sequences;
• Prepare animations for final rendering.

Benefits

Growth and development

Our project is actively growing, as well as the team that creates it. We invest in the growth of each specialist and regularly review salaries based on performance. Moreover, we have a promotion system that allows specialists to showcase their talents in more responsible positions.

Comfortable conditions

You can choose various work types: hybrid or office. Also we have flexible hours with the option of taking days off.

Care for employees

We offer sick days without salary loss, assistance in difficult life situations, no bureaucratic nightmares and processes for the sake of processes.

Employment

We offer an employment system, including official labor relations in Cyprus, as well as any other options that suit you.

We carefully review every application and will definitely reach out if your profile matches the role’s requirements. If you do not receive a response within 14 calendar days, it means we are not moving forward with your application at this stage. We’d be happy to reconnect in the future — please keep an eye on our openings.

Employment process

You apply for an open role via our careers portal. We carefully review your CV and any additional materials you provide.

If your experience matches our needs, we’ll invite you for an initial conversation with a recruiter. It’s a chance to get to know each other, talk about your motivation and expectations, and share more about the role and company.

You may be asked to take part in one or more technical interviews with the team. In some cases, we might also send you a test assignment to better understand your practical skills.

A closing conversation with a hiring manager or team lead. We’ll discuss the outcomes of the previous stages, cover any remaining questions, and align on expectations.

If everything goes well — we’ll extend a job offer. Once the details are confirmed, we’ll guide you through the onboarding process and welcome you to the team.