Senior Technical Designer in Animation (R26782)

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Technical Designer in Animation to join their team, focusing on various animation systems. This role involves leveraging animation knowledge and technical understanding of character animation to develop high-quality gameplay animation systems. The designer will be the primary contact for animation implementation issues, troubleshoot technical challenges, and collaborate with animation, design, and programming teams to ensure a seamless and efficient animation pipeline. They will also identify problems, deploy solutions, and facilitate communication between animation and other departments.

Must Have

• Facilitate the creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that enable the construction of complex movement systems
• Design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and execution solutions
• Work closely with animation, design, and programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges
• Collaborate closely with animation leadership to maintain the style and quality of in-game animations
• Look for opportunities to improve the animation workflow/pipeline and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including conducting training and creating documentation for the animation team
• A strong sense of animation with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character movement and how to achieve it with modern animation methods
• Experience in animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and Unreal Engine, using our Control Rig toolset
• Exceptional problem-solving ability, with solid written communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines
• Experience with AAA game development, preferably in a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial)
• Self-motivation, strong work ethic, and ability to work independently

Good to Have

• Experience with Unreal Engine animation blueprints
• Experience with Unreal Engine

Perks & Benefits

• 100% benefits for employees and dependents
• Medical insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Daily meal vouchers
• Transportation benefits for local employees

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

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At the heart of Epic's success are talented and passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether creating award-winning games or building engine technology that allows others to create visually stunning interactive experiences, we are always innovating.

Being Epic means being part of a team that continuously strives to do what is right for our community and our users. We are constantly innovating to raise the bar for engine and game development.

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What we do

We push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class conceptual, character, and environment artists dedicated to innovating and inspiring.

What you will do

Epic Games is looking for a Senior Technical Designer in Animation to join our team working with various animation systems. As a TDiA, you will use your animation knowledge and technical understanding of character animation to create gameplay animation systems that facilitate attractive, high-quality character movement. You will be the primary point of contact for animation implementation issues and any animation-related technical challenges and will work closely with animation, design, and programming colleagues to ensure the animation pipeline runs smoothly and efficiently. You will also help identify potential problems and deploy correct solutions, using your technical knowledge to help connect and facilitate communication between the animation team and other departments.

In this role, you will

• Facilitate the creation of animation behavior tools/techniques/philosophies that enable the construction of complex movement systems
• Design and implement animation state machines/behaviors and execution solutions
• Work closely with animation, design, and programming departments to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve in-game animation implementation issues and animation-related technical challenges
• Collaborate closely with animation leadership to maintain the style and quality of in-game animations
• Look for opportunities to improve the animation workflow/pipeline and help provide solutions for technical animation problems, including conducting training and creating documentation for the animation team

What we are looking for

• A strong sense of animation with a clear understanding of realistic and stylized character movement and how to achieve it with modern animation methods
• Experience in animation pipelines, including source content creation tools such as Maya, MotionBuilder, and Unreal Engine, using our Control Rig toolset
• Exceptional problem-solving ability, with strong written communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with gameplay animation tools and concepts, such as blend trees and state machines; experience with Unreal Engine animation blueprints is a plus
• Experience with AAA game development, preferably in a large team using an established game engine (internal or commercial); experience with Unreal Engine is a plus
• Self-motivation, strong work ethic, and ability to work independently
• C++ knowledge or experience is not required

Benefits

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We pay 100% of benefits for both employees and dependents. Our current benefits package includes medical, dental, and life insurance coverage. We also offer supplementary benefits, including daily meal vouchers and transportation benefits for local employees.

ABOUT US

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Epic Games spans 25 countries with 46 studios and over 4,500 employees worldwide. For over 25 years, we have created award-winning games and engine technology that allows others to create visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers with the ability to create high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, but is also a tool adopted by content creators across various industries, such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build world-class talent teams.

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