3D Animator (Short Term)

Roblox
San Mateo
Workplace: OnsiteTemporaryUSD 9,103 - 11,152 monthlyFunction: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)Skills: ["Acting skills","Attention to detail","Iteration","Collaboration"]

Create foundational character animations for the Roblox platform as part of a 6-month engagement. You’ll build and refine locomotion and ability sets—idle poses, movement cycles, and jumps/landings—optimized for Roblox’s avatar system (R15 preferred). Deliver polished, expressive results, iterate with animation leads, designers, and engineers, and export animations correctly for Roblox Studio integration using SyncSketch-based review workflows.

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Roblox
Roblox
1 month ago

3D Animator (Short Term)

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Job Summary

Create foundational character animations for the Roblox platform as part of a 6-month engagement. You’ll build and refine locomotion and ability sets—idle poses, movement cycles, and jumps/landings—optimized for Roblox’s avatar system (R15 preferred). Deliver polished, expressive results, iterate with animation leads, designers, and engineers, and export animations correctly for Roblox Studio integration using SyncSketch-based review workflows.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary · 6 months
Job Function: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Create and refine standard locomotion and ability animations, including idle poses, walk/run/sprint cycles, and jump/land/fall actions.
  • •Deliver clean, weighty, expressive animations optimized for Roblox’s avatar system (R15 preferred).
  • •Iterate quickly based on feedback from animation leads, designers, and engineers.
  • •Export animations properly for Roblox Studio integration using compatible formats and best practices.
  • •Use SyncSketch (or similar) for review and approval workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 9,103 - 11,152 monthly

Key Requirements

  • •Strong experience in character animation focused on believable, game-ready locomotion and action animations.
  • •Excellent acting skills conveyed through motion, including emotion, weight, timing, and personality.
  • •Proficiency in FACS-based facial animation or equivalent facial rigging/expression work.
  • •Expert-level skills in Autodesk Maya for animation production.
  • •Familiarity with SyncSketch (or similar online review/approval tools).
Experience:Video gamesMobilePCConsole
Skills:Acting skillsAttention to detailIterationCollaboration
Tech Stack:Autodesk MayaSyncSketchRoblox StudioFACSR15Roblox avatar system

Eligibility

Visa:H1B

Company Brief

Roblox
Operates an online platform for user-generated games and virtual experiences, enabling creators to build, publish, and monetize interactive 3D experiences for a global community of players.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2004
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