As a member of the Animation team, you bring champions to life through classic animation principles and body mechanics. You will create high quality animations for a diverse and rapidly growing universe, including bipeds, quadrupeds, and creatures. A great reel will showcase a variety of walk cycles, a diverse selection of game-related animation, and a strong foundation in the principles of animation, including weight, anticipation, and impact. Also working to expand our current content pipeline, you will collaborate with designers and artists to develop new features and technologies. Your craft expertise will breathe life into iconic and beloved characters for players.

As a Senior Gameplay Animator on our unpublished MMO project, you'll create the animation that defines gameplay feel, locomotion, for both characters and creatures. You'll craft stylized, responsive gameplay animation that brings characters and creatures to life while supporting satisfying gameplay. Working closely with designers, technical artists, engineers, and character artists, you'll own animation from ideation through implementation. You'll create memorable animation, define the feel of player locomotion, bring personality to characters in-game, and implement your work directly in Unreal Engine. As a senior member of the team, you'll help define the visual identity of gameplay animation, contribute to animation best practices, and maintain a high quality bar across the project.

Responsibilities:

• Create high-quality gameplay animation for playable characters, creatures, and others with a focus on locomotion and creature behavior.
• Create responsive, stylized animation that delivers satisfying gameplay and memorable character performances.
• Implement, iterate, and polish gameplay animation in the game engine
• Work within Animation Blueprints, state machines, and gameplay systems to support responsive gameplay and reliable animation behavior.
• Partner with designers to prototype and iterate on gameplay animation, using playtesting and feedback to improve responsiveness, readability, and feel.
• Collaborate with technical artists and engineers to improve animation workflows and runtime behavior.
• Investigate and research emergent game animation technologies
• Collaborate with character artists to ensure animation supports the visual direction and personality of characters and creatures.
• Help establish animation standards and maintain a high quality bar across gameplay animation.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience creating gameplay animation for shipped games.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating responsive, stylized gameplay animation, including action character and creature animation.
• Experience creating gameplay animation for both humanoid characters and creatures.
• Experience implementing gameplay animation in game engines such as Unreal
• Strong understanding of animation principles, body mechanics, timing, weight, and appealing stylized motion.
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with designers, engineers, technical artists, and fellow animators.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Unreal Control Rig
• Experience maintaining and editing Animation Blueprints and animation state machines.
• Experience working with Motion Matching systems.
• Experience with gameplay animation features such as Motion Warping, runtime IK, or procedural animation.
• Experience creating cinematic or narrative animation using Unreal Sequencer or similar tools.
• Experience developing action games, multiplayer games, and/or open world games.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.



It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.

Tired of the 9-to-5 grind? Imagine a World without borders, where opportunities are endless. That's the future of work, and we're building it at WorkMotion. Our all-in-one HR platform makes it easy to hire and manage global teams, ensuring compliance and streamlining processes. So, whether you're a digital nomad or a remote-first company, we've got you covered.

Ready to join the future of work? Let's build something amazing together. As we value work-life balance, please only apply if you're based within 2 hours of the Central European Time zone.

Our Direct Hiring Operations Team is seeking a German-speaking, detail-oriented, highly organized Operations Associate to own end-to-end processes that empower global hiring. In this role, you’ll bridge clients, internal teams, and partners, turning complexity into clarity while ensuring seamless, compliant operations.

What is Direct Hiring?

We enable companies to hire talent directly in new markets by managing their foreign employer registration, onboarding, payroll, and ongoing compliance. Think of us as the behind-the-scenes engine that keeps global teams running smoothly, so our clients can focus on growing their business, not paperwork.

Why this role?

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving puzzles with precision, and want to shape how companies hire globally, let’s talk.

What you will do as a German-speaking Operations Associate (Direct Hiring)

• Own end-to-end project management for global hiring operations, ensuring compliance and efficiency at every stage.
• Simplify complex operational or financial concepts into clear, actionable steps for clients and internal teams.
• Proactively manage client workflows with precision, from onboarding to payroll coordination, while maintaining a “helicopter view” of priorities.
• Adapt quickly to shifting regulations, client needs, or market dynamics in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Build trust through transparent communication, resolving escalations with empathy and professionalism.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to innovate and improve our operational framework.

What we are looking for&

• 3–5 years of operations experience in HR, payroll, or global workforce management (startup/SaaS background is a plus).
• Proven ability to manage projects from A-to-Z, with strong follow-up and organizational skills.
• Calm under pressure: You adapt quickly, prioritize effectively, and thrive in ambiguity.
• A simplifier at heart: you translate complex processes or messages into clear, actionable steps.
• Startup DNA: Ownership mentality, rapid learning agility, and comfort with a wide-scope, ‘company-within-a-company’ role.
• Fluent English and German (written and spoken) is essential.

Desirable (but not required):

• Familiarity with international labor laws or payroll systems.
• Experience scaling operations in hyper-growth environments.
• Additional European languages (Portuguese, Spanish, or Italian)

Our benefits and perks&

• Global, remote, and thriving: We're a global team of talented individuals spread across 26 countries. Our WorkFlex program lets you work from anywhere, anytime. Whether it's a beachside office or a cosy home office, the choice is yours.
• Your well-being is our priority: We know mental health matters, which is why we offer a dedicated Well-Being Day—a full day off just to recharge and relax.
• Get fit and stay active: Whether it’s yoga, weightlifting, or a quick jog—work out on your terms, at a discount with our subsidised gym memberships.
• Learn, grow, and develop: We believe in constant growth. With our Training & Development Allowance, you’ll have all the opportunities you need to keep expanding your skills and knowledge.
• Stay connected: Take part in exciting annual team meetups!
• Diversity is our superpower: We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

*Benefits vary depending on location due to local laws and regulations.

At WorkMotion, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, just let our Recruitment Team on Jobs@WorkMotion.com. We’re here to support you every step of the way!Salary range starts

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll work alongside other engineers to implement technical solutions at a company-wide scale. You’ll collaborate with teams to ensure high quality and stack applicability, and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Principal Software Engineer focused on graphics on the unpublished MMO team, you are responsible for helping Riot build and deliver a brand new game! You will keep the players' experience in mind as you build rendering systems and engine features to support one of our new games. You will also work collaboratively with artists, designers, and producers to deliver genre-defining visual experiences to our players. You will also report to the Engineering Manager of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Be the rendering expert of the team
• Help build the engine technology that powers one of our new AAA games
• Deeply understand how rendering systems are interlinked and proactively work across departments to shepherd best practices and advise on all things rendering-related
• Work collaboratively with the art team to help realize the overall vision of the game
• Work to monitor and increase the performance of the game client
• Build, implement, and improve tools for artists across multiple platforms
• Work to resolve pipeline issues and to identify areas for improvement

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional programming experience as a rendering engineer
• 2+ years experience as a technical lead
• Experience working with various game engines (i.e. Unreal, Unity, etc.)
• BS or equivalent experience
• Familiarity working in an agile environment
• Experience with multithreaded programming
• Experience working on an MMO

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with working with and extending tools like Maya
• Expert in low-level optimization of C++
• Experience with asset pipelines, version control, and data-driven rendering architectures
• Experience with Nanite
• Experience with procedural content generation tools (i.e. Houdini, UE5 PCG, etc.)

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.