Cinematic Technical Animator

Massachusetts · Massachusetts - Remote · 2+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

Ghost Story Games is seeking a talented Cinematic Animator to join the team on Judas, a highly anticipated narrative-driven game led by Ken Levine.
The role combines a love of scripting and storytelling to help develop dynamic, narrative-driven systems and content.

Design extensible pipelines and tooling for cinematic and narrative content, enabling cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality experiences with minimal engineering support.
Lead efforts involving animation blueprints, animation montages, level sequences, and blueprint scripting to support both gameplay and cinematic goals.
Provide technical direction for character animation integration and runtime control, focusing on improving emotional fidelity and storytelling impact.
Collaborate closely with audio, lighting, animation, and narrative design teams to build systems that unify presentation layers and enhance dramatic storytelling.
Drive performance optimization, reliability, and scalability of all cinematic systems to support long-term project goals and creative iteration.

2+ years of development experience in the game industry with recent hands-on implementation experience.
Strong understanding of timing and pacing of narrative delivery.
Contributed to at least one shipped title recognized for its strong narrative and/or mission design.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
Excellent visual scripting and/or programming skills.
Strong investigative and debugging skills.
Passion for narrative first-person shooters.