Senior 3D Animator

About the role

Production for Oxide: Survival Island defines this role, and the work centers on weapons, characters, and gameplay objects. The team shapes motion so that design goals for mobile platforms are realized.

Marketing teams grow awareness and demand for a company's products. They write copy, run campaigns, manage channels, and measure results. The work spans content, paid ads, email, events, and search. Marketing roles combine creativity with data and constant testing. Marketing teams usually run experiments every week and keep the work that performs. Most companies hire specialists in channels such as paid search, email, or content.

Key facts

What you'll do

Motion capture data is cleaned and refined so that results are polished and responsive in the game.

Animations for skins and additional in-game content are produced to support live-service features.

Animation assets are prepared and exported for integration into Unity, following pipeline expectations.

Animation principles including posing, timing, and weight are maintained so that results remain consistent and readable.

Requirements

The posting states a bachelor's degree requirement. The posting states a minimum of 3 years of experience.

Five or more years of experience in animation production so that broad techniques are already developed.

Three or more years of experience creating animations for games to ensure familiarity with interactive timing and engine workflows.

A portfolio that showcases different types of animation to demonstrate range and decision-making.

Experience working with both keyframe and mocap animation to adapt to different production needs.

Specific experience animating first-person and third-person weapons to match gameplay expectations.

Professional experience with Maya as the primary tool for creating and editing animation.

A strong understanding of animation principles including posing, timing, and a clear sense of weight.

Understanding of how animation systems function inside game engines to enable smooth integration.

B1+ level English communication supports collaboration, while C1 level Russian is required.

Practical notes

Work is fully remote, and the office is based in Cyprus with a team distributed around the world.

This role is full-time, and the culture emphasizes creativity, ownership, and teamwork.

Typical interview steps

Marketing interviews often include a portfolio review, a campaign exercise, and analytics questions. Candidates may be asked to plan a launch, write a brief, or improve a funnel. Some loops include a presentation. Results from past campaigns carry the most weight. Interviewers ask about specific campaigns you ran and what the numbers said. Preparing a short case of one campaign with its results is strong preparation.

Good to know

The role centers on character and weapon animation within a live-service shooter environment.

Tools commonly used include Maya and real-time engines such as Unity.

Collaboration across art, design, and engineering is central to delivering immersive gameplay.

Questions to ask

Good questions to ask the employer in the interview: what does success look like in the first six months, how is the team structured, what is the current biggest challenge, and how are decisions made. Asking about growth paths and the review process is also well received. Employers expect questions, and good ones show preparation.

Career growth

Marketing careers move from associate to manager, director, and VP levels. Specializations include growth, brand, product marketing, and content. Generalists often start, then specialize as they advance. Measured impact on pipeline and revenue drives progression. Marketing careers reward measurable results and adaptability. Channel experience plus business sense usually beats a general resume.

About the company

HyperHug is an international game development studio specializing in the shooter genre. Our main office is based in Cyprus, but our talented team works remotely from around the world.