🏢 Company: Rock Like Studios
🇬🇷 Location: Greece
🌎 Work Model: Remote
We’re Hiring at RockLike Studios!
Are you passionate about storytelling, gameplay design, and pushing creative boundaries? We’re a small but ambitious indie team building bold, cinematic experiences — and we’re growing! We’re currently working on multiple exciting projects, including a dark fantasy roguelike in Unreal Engine 5 and a stylized online board game in Unity. We’re looking for collaborators who are excited to help bring these worlds to life.
Important Note
These roles are currently unpaid, as we’re in the early stages of development and fundraising. However, we are actively pursuing funding, and paid contracts will be offered to core team members once secured. We’re looking for people who believe in the vision and want to build something meaningful together — with a commitment that grows into a long-term opportunity.
Remote | Contract-to-Paid | Full-Time or Part-Time
We’re flexible on availability — whether you can contribute a few hours a week or dive in full-time, we’d love to hear from you.
Role: Animator (Stylized / Unreal Engine 5)
We’re looking for a passionate and skilled Animator to join our team and help bring our dark fantasy roguelike world to life. If you love creating fluid, impactful, and stylized animations that enhance gameplay and storytelling — this role is for you. You don’t need decades of experience; what matters most is your creativity, technical ability, and willingness to collaborate and grow with us.
What You’ll Do
Create stylized, dynamic animations for characters, enemies, and bosses. Focus on combat animations (attacks, movement, hit reactions, special abilities, etc.). Work closely with designers and developers to integrate animations into Unreal Engine 5. Collaborate on gameplay iteration and polish to make animations feel responsive and powerful. Help define the motion language and animation style of the project.
What We’re Looking For
Experience with Unreal Engine 5 animation systems (Animation Blueprints, State Machines, etc.). Portfolio or animation reel showcasing character and combat animations. Knowledge of rigging, skeletal meshes, and animation integration workflows. Good communication skills and team spirit. Passion for dark fantasy, roguelikes, or indie games. Bonus: Experience with enemy animation behaviour, blend spaces, or procedural animations.
What You’ll Get
A chance to shape the visual and combat identity of a dark fantasy roguelike. Creative input and freedom to propose ideas. Flexible working hours & fully remote collaboration. A supportive and motivated team environment. Opportunity for a paid contract once funding is secured.
How to Apply
If this role speaks to you, click “Easy Apply” here on LinkedIn and make sure your portfolio and LinkedIn profile are up to date. We personally review every application and will be in touch if it’s a potential fit. Let’s build something special together.