Job Description
As a Technical Animator, you will be responsible for taking our Characters, Weapons, 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:
- Collaborate with Technical Art, Animation, Design, and Engineering to deliver characters that are satisfying to play, engaging to look at, and push the boundaries of the hardware’s capabilities,
- Create animation pipeline tools for skinning, rigging, export/import of assets, etc, and train animators in the pipeline, tools, and anything else surrounding the implementation of animation assets into the game engine
- Implement and supervise characters, weapons, etc inside of Unreal Engine 5, to be ready for gameplay.
- Utilize tools and techniques from both the authoring and real-time pipelines to deliver skeletal characters, weapons, and objects that are highly functional, dynamic, and robust.
- Develop rigging and deformation solutions and structured workflows using Maya.
- Develop and maintain animation and asset tools to improve the efficiency of our rigging, deformation, and animation pipeline in Maya and Motion Builder.
- Utilize animation tools within the Unreal Engine 5 to achieve the best representation of our characters, weapons, and props in-game.
- R&D Unreal systems related to Characters and Animation.
Skills & Requirements
- 3+ years experience in games or related fields.
- Solid knowledge of Maya, Motion Builder.
- Strong understanding of Python, C++
- Experience in Motion Capture tools, software, and hardware.
- Experience in Unreal Engine character implementation and animation Blueprints, cloth, and physics.
- Solid experience on Unreal Engine
- Comfortable wearing multiple hats and problem-solving both in DCC and in UE4
- 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