0001ABOUT ME

Jellel Benamira

Freelance 3D animator, character & game animation. Bringing characters, creatures and gameplay to life, from keyframe to shipped title.

ROLE
Freelance 3D Animator
FOCUS
Video game animation
STATUS
Available · Remote
EMAIL
jellel.benamira@gmail.com

0060PROFILE

Freelance 3D animator specialized in character animation for video games.

I animate characters, creatures and quadrupeds — locomotion cycles, combat, acrobatics and body mechanics — with a strong focus on timing, spacing and clean, game-ready delivery.

Beyond animation, I build gameplay systems in Unreal Engine, so I understand how an animation lives inside a real game loop: state machines, hit detection, feedback and HUD.

LINKS

0120SOFTWARE & TOOLS

The tools of the trade

Unreal EngineExpert

Game engine · Blueprints

Autodesk MayaExpert

Animation · rigging

Autodesk 3ds MaxExpert

Animation · modeling

UnityAdvanced

Game engine

Adobe PhotoshopAdvanced

Texturing · 2D

0180ANIMATION KNOW-HOW

What I bring to life

Character animation

  • Character animation
  • Body mechanics
  • Acting & performance
  • Facial & expression
  • Keyframe animation

Locomotion & motion

  • Walk cycles
  • Run cycles
  • Gallop cycles
  • Creature & quadruped
  • Jumps & acrobatics

Craft & polish

  • Timing & spacing
  • Weight & balance
  • Breakdowns
  • Cleanup & polish
  • Game-ready delivery

0300GAMEPLAY & TECHNICAL

Systems, not just clips

Gameplay systems built for Redhood — Pixel Art, a 2D platformer prototype in Unreal Engine, entirely in Blueprints (100% visual scripting, no C++).

0420EXPERIENCE & WORKS

Selected credits

  1. SHIPPED GAME

    Space Adventure Cobra

    Character animation

  2. SHIPPED GAME

    Miraculous

    Character animation

  3. SHIPPED GAME

    Dolphin Spirit

    Character animation

  4. SHOWREEL

    Animation Showreel 2026

    3D animation demo reel

    Selection of character & creature animation work.

  5. GAME DESIGN

    Redhood — Pixel Art

    2D platformer · Unreal Engine, 100% Blueprints

    Solo prototype focused on gameplay systems & visual scripting.

0540CONTACT

Let’s animate
something together.