Senior Technical Animator

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the Animation Lead to define, uphold, and enhance the animation pipeline across DCC tools and Unreal Engine.

• Develop and sustain high-quality character and weapon rigs to facilitate gameplay and cinematics.

• Assist in the implementation and optimization of Animation Blueprints (ABP) and animation systems within Unreal.

• Partner with animators to ensure seamless integration of animation assets into the engine, including addressing export and import challenges.

• Work alongside programmers to enhance runtime animation performance and scalability.

• Create and maintain tools and scripts to automate animation workflows, boosting production efficiency.

• Help establish best practices for rigging, animation export, and engine integration.

• Aid in optimizing skeleton structures and animation systems to enhance performance and maintainability.

• Collaborate with art and design teams to ensure animation systems align with gameplay requirements.

• Serve as a liaison between artistic aspirations and technical limitations, ensuring high-quality animation outcomes within engine constraints.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience with rigging and skinning for game characters and weapons.

• In-depth understanding of the game animation pipeline (from DCC to Engine).

• Proficient in using Maya for rigging and animation workflows.

• Experience in integrating animation systems into Unreal Engine.

• Solid grasp of Animation Blueprints, animation blending, and state machines.

• Familiarity with physics-based animation systems (ragdoll, cloth, hair, etc.).

• Experience in developing tools and scripts for animation pipelines (Python/MEL/C++ or similar).

• Basic knowledge of general programming languages (C++, C#, Python, etc.).

• Strong problem-solving abilities and capacity to debug complex animation pipeline challenges.

• Excellent collaboration skills when working with animators, engineers, and technical artists.

🏝️ Benefits

• Excellence is a fundamental aspect of our mission.

• Ongoing learning to continually enhance skills and knowledge.

• Remote work opportunities are available.

• Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity, actively promoting diverse talent.