Summary

Roblox is seeking a 3D Artist with expertise in Key Art, Composition, and Cinematic Character Posing/Animation to join The Kitchen, our internal creative studio. In this role, you’ll help bring Roblox’s worlds, characters, and stories to life through cinematic animation, expressive posing, and high-impact visuals. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for creating both motion and still imagery, delivering polished 3D Key Art and expressive Cinematic Character Animation that defines how millions of players experience Roblox across campaigns, trailers, and social moments. This role requires an expert eye for composition, lighting, and rendering to produce high-end visuals that serve as the visual heartbeat of Roblox's marketing and brand experiences.

You Will:

1. Rig, pose, and render characters for static compositions, delivering polished assets for posters, banners, thumbnails, and social campaigns.
2. Animate characters, creatures, and props for cinematic sequences, gameplay trailers, and promotional content.
3. Develop expressive performances that convey personality, emotion, and narrative beats.
4. Build and stage environments that enhance composition and visual storytelling.
5. Collaborate closely with designers, marketers, editors, motion designers, and producers to create striking imagery that communicates story, mood, and brand identity.
6. Optimize assets for both high-resolution print and digital platforms.
7. Iterate quickly based on feedback from creative leads, ensuring alignment with brand and project goals.
8. Maintain efficient file structures and workflows for smooth handoff and versioning.

You Have:

1. 5+ years of professional experience in 3D motion design, character animation, or video post-production.
2. Strong understanding of character rigging, anatomy, and motion principles.
3. Proven ability as a 3D character animator, with a demo reel showcasing expressive, polished animation.
4. Portfolio of key art / posed renders demonstrating strong composition, lighting, and storytelling.
5. Solid grasp of visual design fundamentals (composition, color, lighting, silhouette).
6. Proficiency in industry-standard tools and workflows (e.g., Cinema4D, Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance, Redshift), including preparing assets to be shared across Digital Content Creation applications.
7. Experience compositing or finishing renders in After Effects, Photoshop. etc.
8. The ability to adapt quickly to feedback and iterate in a collaborative environment.
9. Detail-oriented with a cinematic eye for storytelling.
10. Strong communicator, comfortable presenting work and receiving critique.

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range

$135,190—$170,300 USD

Skills

• After Effects
• Animations
• Communications Skills
• Graphic Designing
• Photoshop
• Team Collaboration
• Visual Design