Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.

With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry we’d love to hear from you!

We will consider candidates for our Bethesda Game Studios location in Rockville, MD.

Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Game Studios is looking for an exceptional Creature Animator (Outsourcing) to support creature animation work produced both internally and by external partners, while collaborating closely with artists, programmers, designers, and producers. This role is primarily focused on working with outsourced animation teams, reviewing their work, and ensuring quality and consistency across all delivered assets.

As Creature Animator (Outsourcing), you will…

Apply animation principles to evaluate, refine, and ensure the quality of creature animations
Work in collaboration with members of the team to address animation needs and requirements for cinematic content and gameplay
Partner closely with external animation teams by reviewing outsourced creature animation assets, providing clear, actionable, and technically detailed feedback, and ensuring all delivered work meets Bethesda Game Studios’ quality bar
Serve as a primary point of support for outsourced creature animation, helping to identify issues, articulate improvements, and maintain a consistent creative vision across teams
Actively engage with developers outside of your discipline, creating a positive and productive experience for all involved
Assist and provide constructive feedback to other animators
Consistently integrate and maintain your work in the game
Have opportunities to animate creatures directly, while not being solely focused on hands‑on animation full‑time

What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

You have 3+ years of professional or related experience as a Creature Animator
You possess outstanding animation skills, displaying a strong understanding of animation principles and the ability to critically evaluate and articulate feedback on animation quality
You are detail-oriented and have a strong critical eye
You are a highly autonomous, self‑motivated team player, comfortable working independently while supporting broader team goals
You’re great at adapting to change and accept constructive feedback well
You possess excellent problem-solving and prototyping skills
You have excellent oral and written communication skills, particularly when collaborating with external partners
You are proficient working with Maya, 3ds Max or Blender
You have a passion for gaming and making GREAT games
You are passionate about pushing animation quality to the next level

Bonus Skills:

You have experience animating on first- and third-person focused games
You have animation graph experience
You have experience working with motion capture in either Maya or Motion Builder
You have experience working closely with AI programmers and Gameplay programmers, understanding the technicalities of game AI and game functionality