Senior Technical Animator

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Animation

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Technical Animator will maintain the production and software pipeline, create high-quality characters, creatures, and props, implement them in Unreal Engine, and collaborate with modelers and animators. They will also contribute to pipeline tools, provide optimized assets or code, and occasionally support recruitment and onboarding. The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong mentoring skills, and expertise in Maya, anatomy, and character movement. Good communication, Python coding ability, and familiarity with Unreal Engine are also required.
Must have:
  • Maintain production and software pipeline.
  • Create high-quality character rigging and skinning.
  • Implement characters in Unreal Engine.
  • Work with modelers and animators.
  • Experience with Maya, rigging, and skinning.
  • Strong understanding of anatomy and movement.
  • Excellent English communication skills.
Good to have:
  • Modeling and animation experience.
  • Familiarity with Houdini and Blender.
Perks:
  • Benefit package fully paid by PCF.
  • Full dental coverage.
  • RRSP matching at 4%.
  • Paid week off during Winter Holidays.
  • 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
  • Free virtual health and mental well-being sessions.

Job Details

Company Description

People Can Fly, un des principaux studios indépendants de développement de jeux AAA, est composé d’une équipe internationale de centaines de personnes talentueuses travaillant depuis des bureaux situés en Pologne, au Royaume-Uni, aux États-Unis et au Canada, mais aussi de partout dans le monde grâce à nos programmes de télétravail.

Fondée en 2002, PCF a marqué le genre des jeux de tir avec des titres comme Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment et Outriders. Nous sommes l’un des studios Unreal Engine les plus expérimentés de l’industrie et nous renforçons nos capacités au moyen de solutions internes, à savoir l’infrastructure PCF Framework.

Nos équipes créatives travaillent actuellement sur plusieurs titres passionnants: Gemini est notre nouveau projet en développement avec Square Enix; Gears of War: E-Day est un jeu en collaboration avec Microsoft Corporation; Bifrost et Lost Rift sont des projets que nous développons en modèle d'auto-édition. Nous travaillons également sur un projet de réalité virtuelle et d'autres projets non dévoilés, plus d'informations à venir plus tard.

Forte de plus de 20 ans d’expérience, PCF se lance à la découverte de nouveaux horizons. Nous avons pour but de combiner notre expertise avec la créativité des meilleurs visionnaires de l’industrie afin de travailler collectivement à la nouvelle génération de jeux d’action destinés à la communauté mondiale de joueurs.

Si vous choisissez d’entreprendre cette aventure avec nous, vous aurez l’occasion de perfectionner votre art et d’approfondir vos connaissances, en travaillant aux côtés de chefs de file de l’industrie pour offrir une expérience unique et toute nouvelle aux joueurs du monde entier.

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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, Ireland, 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; Gears of War: E-Day is a Triple-A game developed in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation. 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 the 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 to bring a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.

Job Description

  • Maintenir le pipeline de production et de logiciels tout en respectant les délais.
  • Créer des personnages, des créatures et des accessoires de haute qualité, le 'rigging' et peau, techniquement appropriés pour présenter l'univers désiré.
  • Mettre en œuvre de manière autonome les personnages dans Unreal Engine, y compris les tissus, la physique et les configurations de plans. 
  • Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les modélistes et les animateurs afin d'assurer un pipeline de développement fluide qui fournit des actifs de haute qualité.
  • Contribuer aux outils du pipeline et travailler avec les responsables du moteur et du projet sur l'amélioration continue de ces outils.
  • Capacité à fournir des actifs ou du code optimisés dans le cadre des systèmes et des exigences établis.
  • Travailler de manière autonome sur les outils du pipeline et, en collaboration avec les responsables des moteurs et des projets, proposer une amélioration continue de ces outils, notamment en faisant avancer les études de cas de recherche et développement.
  • Occasionnellement, soutenir le chef de projet dans les projets de recrutement avec la collaboration des RH.
  • Occasionnellement, soutenir le processus d'intégration des nouveaux employés.

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  • Maintain the production and software pipeline and meet deadlines.
  • Creating high quality characters, creatures and props rigging and skinning suitable technically to project the desired  universe.
  • Autonomously implementing characters in Unreal Engine including cloth, physics and blueprint setups. 
  • Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high quality assets.
  • Contributes to pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine tools.
  • Ability to provide clean and optimized assets or code within established systems and requirements.
  • Autonomously work on pipeline tools and working with engine and project leads and propose continuous improvement of those engine tools including pushing forward on R&D case studies.
  • Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration.
  • Occasionally support new hires onboarding process.

Qualifications

  • Généralement 5 ans ou plus d'expérience, participation au cycle de production d'au moins un titre. 
  • Bonnes compétences en matière de mentorat.
  • Forte compréhension des dépendances entre départements et des domaines de collaboration nécessaires tout au long du projet.
  • Expérience approfondie de Maya, avec une spécialisation en 'rigging'/peau.
  • Forte compréhension de l'anatomie et des mouvements des personnages, avec une attention particulière à la déformation physique.
  • Connaissance des rigs faciaux pour les jeux, la télévision ou le cinéma.
  • Forte simulation physique sur les tissus, les cheveux et autres éléments physiques.
  • Excellentes compétences en communication avec la capacité de fournir clairement un retour d'information technique sur les tâches, les rigs, les ensembles d'outils et la documentation.
  • Bonnes compétences en programmation, capacité d'écrire du code Python.
  • Familiarité avec les pipelines de production d'art du moteur Unreal, y compris les fonctionnalités liées aux personnages et à l'animation.
  • Motivation personnelle.
  • Excellentes compétences en communication orale et écrite en anglais.

Vous avez peut-être:

  • Expérience en modélisation et animation
  • Familiarité avec d'autres outils comme Houdini et blender est un plus.

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  • Typically 5+ years, Involved in the production cycle of at least 1 title 
  • Good mentoring skills.
  • Strong understanding of department dependencies and needed areas of collaboration throughout the project.
  • Great experience with Maya, specializing in rigging/skinning.
  • Strong understanding of anatomy and character movement with close attention to physical deformation.
  • Knowledge of facial rigs for games, television or film.
  • Strong 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.
  • Good programming skills, ability to write Python code.
  • Familiarity with Unreal engine art production pipelines including notably character/animation related features.
  • Self-motivation.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Nice to have:

  • Modeling and animation experience
  • Familiarity with other tools like Houdini and blender is a plus

Additional Information

Ce que nous offrons:

  • Un ensemble d’avantages sociaux payés à 100 % par PCF. La compagnie d’assurance rembourse les réclamations à 100 % (jusqu’à 1000 $ de services par année, en plus d’une couverture familiale ou individuelle).
  • Une couverture dentaire complète, y compris les soins dentaires.
  • La cotisation égale au REER à hauteur de 4 % avant déductions fiscales, 100 % acquis dès le premier jour.
  • Une semaine de congé payé pendant les vacances d’hiver.
  • 20 jours de congé payé et 5 jours de congé de maladie payé.
  • Des séances gratuites de soins virtuels de santé et de bien-être mental, incluses dans le régime pour les membres et leurs personnes à charge.
  • Des occasions de développement personnel et la possibilité d’œuvrer dans un environnement mondial.
  • L’occasion de travailler au sein d’une équipe créative avec des personnes passionnées par ce qu’elles font.

What we offer:

  • Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. The insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $1000 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage).
  • Full Dental coverage, including major dental.
  • 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1.
  • Paid week off during Winter Holidays.
  • 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.
  • Free virtual health and mental well-being 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.

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