Job Description

As a Technical Character Animator, you will be responsible for taking our Characters, Animation, and Character Pipelines to the next level

PLEASE APPLY IF ONLY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A FULL TIME POSITION - NO OUTSOURCE ARTISTS OR STUDIOS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain numerous character rigs in Maya across multiple projects
• Write pipeline tools and scripts to aid the animation team
• Ability to follow established specifications of existing rigs while developing improvements for future rigs
• Work closely with the Character Art team to ensure all assets are delivered in a format that is suitable for rigging and animation
• Import character rigs into Unreal 5, create physics assets, set up Anim Dynamics and cloth simulation when needed
• Work with Animation team to develop animation-friendly rigs for a broad range of characters following existing technical requirements

Skills and Requirements

• 3+ years in game development
• Expert knowledge of animation and animation tools
• Ability to iterate and implement quickly without sacrificing quality
• Knowledge of game production pipeline and Unreal engine
• Experience with organic and mechanical rigging
• Understanding of scripting languages
• Actively seek feedback to improve work while also providing guidance and feedback to peers
• Experience with facial motion capture set up and rigging
• Able to write technical documentation
• Ability to self-manage tasks while communicating effectively with multiple departments in an ongoing fashion.
• Passionate about pushing the boundaries of hardware limitations in inventive ways
• Ability to manage your own time and work within deadlines
• Great communication and being a team player
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written