Senior Technical Animator

People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices located in Poland, UK, US, and Canada, and from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Maverick is a Triple-A game developed in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation; Bifrost & Victoria are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We are also busy working on a VR and undisclosed projects, more information on those to come later.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you’ll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry on bringing a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.

Project Red is a yet unannounced game. The game development involves primarily our Europe based teams.

- Maintain the production and software pipeline and meeting deadlines
- Creating high quality characters, creatures and props rigging and skinning suitable technically to project universe
- Implementing characters in Unreal Engine 4 including cloth, physics and blueprint setups
- Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high quality assets
- Working on pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine tools
- Ability to provide clean assets or code within established systems and requirements
- Sharing knowledge with less experienced peers
- Describing R&D case studies in knowledge base
- Occasionaly support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration
- Occasionally can onboard newhires

- Minimum 5 years of experience in technical animation, tools and pipeline development
- Experienced building at least 1 AAA title
- Great experience with Maya, specializing in rigging/skinning
- Solid ability to create tools and write scripts to help improve the animation pipeline
- Good understanding of anatomy and character movement
- Character skinning with close attention to physical deformation
- Physics simulation on cloth, hair and other physics items
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly provide technical feedback into the tasks, rigs, toolsets and documentation
- Knowledge of current technology and trends in video games
- Programing skills, ability to write Python code.
- Familiarity with Unreal character related features.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Open-minded team player attitude
- Strong work ethic and self-motivated
- Passionate about playing and making videogames
- Knowledge and passion for RPG genre games 

Nice to have: 

- Knowledge of facial rigs for games, television or film
- Familiarity with Unreal Engine 4 art production pipelines
- Python scripting experience
- Modeling and animation experience
- Familiarity with other tools like Houdini, MotionBuilder, blender is plus.

What we offer 

UK

• Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCF's employees and their families.
• Gympass for employees and family members.
• Online Polish and English language classes.
• Access to the pension scheme.
• Flexible working hours.
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.

Poland

• Private medical healthcare including dental treatment for PCF members and their families (Signal Iduna).
• MultiSport card for you and your family members or friends.
• Free library with a wide range of games and books you have unlimited access to.
• In-company Polish and English language classes.
• Fresh fruit, snacks, and beverages for everyone in the office.
• Flexible working hours.
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions are included in the plan for members and their dependents.
• Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
• Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.