Blackbird Interactive

Join the team at Blackbird Interactive as a Technical Animator, helping to modernize animation, rigging, and content workflows for a first-person Unreal 5 project. This role involves developing and maintaining Maya and Unreal-based pipelines and tools to support animation, rigging, and content export workflows. Collaborate with animators, riggers, engineers, and designers to define rig standards and ensure clean integration into the game engine.

This role focuses on building quality systems, culture, and processes across the production lifecycle—not just managing test execution. The QA Lead will collaborate closely with all project stakeholders to define testing strategies, ensure proper coverage throughout development, and uphold quality standards. The ideal candidate combines strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to think both strategically and tactically. Experience managing external QA teams and optimizing workflows is a plus.

Help build, evolve, and optimize player-facing UI systems and in-game menus for Minecraft (Bedrock Engine) across console, PC, and mobile. Partner closely with design, UX, art, and gameplay to deliver accessible, performant, and beautiful interfaces at massive scale—supporting everything from onboarding flows to live service menus, store/marketplace surfaces, and cross-platform multiplayer experiences. This role is remote-friendly in Canada (Pacific-time overlap required).

Blackbird Interactive is seeking a passionate Character Artist to join our team on an upcoming first-person narrative thriller. Create and develop character art using Unreal Engine 5 and Metahuman. Work with the Creative Leads to author immersive content for an FPS game. You’ll join a fast-moving team developing the second installment of a new IP.

Join a fast-moving team developing the second installment of a new IP as an Environment Artist. You will create and develop forestry and convincing environment art using Unreal Engine 5. Work with the Creative Leads to author immersive content for an FPS game and Problem-solve and support tools and tech development to achieve visual and performance targets in engine.