Technical Animator

2 Months ago • 2-10 Years • Animation

About the job

Job Description

GIANTS Software seeks a Technical Animator with 2+ years of game industry experience. Exceptional rigging skills in Maya, strong anatomy understanding, and experience with animation are essential. You'll create and maintain animation rigs, develop the rigging pipeline, and collaborate with character artists.
Must have:
  • Rigging Skills
  • Maya Expertise
  • Anatomy Knowledge
  • Animation Experience
Good to have:
  • Animation Tools
  • Python Scripting
  • MotionBuilder
  • Farming Simulator
Perks:
  • Flexible Hours
  • Team Building
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Company Description

GIANTS Software is one of the most successful game developers in Europe, with offices in Zürich, Switzerland, Erlangen, Germany, Brno, Czech Republic and Chicago, USA. It is well known for its “Farming Simulator” series, a worldwide best-selling game and real-time simulation, for many years.

Job Description

To strengthen our animation team in Brno, we are looking for a

Technical Animator

who will be an integral part of our growing company. As part of a distributed team, the candidate must be proactive and able to coordinate with other team members.

Job Responsibilities

  • Creating & maintaining facial, biped, and quadruped animation rigs
  • Taking over and developing the current rigging pipeline
  • Collaborating with character artists to troubleshoot models if necessary
  • Blending into our animation team for the delivery of integration assets

Qualifications

Expected Qualifications

  • Portfolio demonstrating exceptional skill 
  • At least two years of experience in the game industry
  • Solid understanding of anatomy and kinematics
  • Excellent character rigging skills in Maya
  • Perfect knowledge of Autodesk Maya
  • Experience with animation
  • Independency and ability to solve production issues
  • Good knowledge of English, both written and spoken
  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • Great communication skills
  • Self-reflection and ability to receive feedback
  • Solid time management skills

What would be a plus?

  • Art-oriented education (Design/3D Art/Animation)
  • Ability to develop animation tools to support rigs
  • Python and/or mel scripting knowledge
  • Knowledge of MotionBuilder
  • Experience from the Farming Simulator modding community

Additional Information

What do we offer?

  • Variety: Challenging, creative projects with ample room for innovation
  • Work-life Balance: Flexible hours to accommodate effective working styles
  • Inclusivity: open, collaborative atmosphere with flat hierarchies & open doors
  • Company Growth: we’re a young, diverse, successful, and growing company
  • Personal Development: individual opportunities for professional growth
  • Modern Workspace: up-to-date hardware & software solutions
  • Top location: central office with excellent public transport links
  • Stability & Perks: Permanent employment, attractive salary, bonuses
  • Extras: Complimentary drinks, snacks and fruit, team-building events

To apply for this position, please send us a resume and a cover letter.

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About The Company

🏢 About GIANTS Software 


GIANTS Software GmbH is an international video game developer and publisher from Switzerland, founded in 2004 and known worldwide for creating the acclaimed Farming Simulator series. The team with offices in Switzerland (Zurich), Germany (Erlangen), USA (Chicago) and Czech Republic (Brno) is very committed to maintain close contact to the agricultural industry and to engage with the community. For more information, please visit giants-software.com 

 

🚜 About Farming Simulator


Since 2008, over 30 million versions of Farming Simulator have been sold worldwide. The game series has been released on all popular platforms including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs since 2008. From the start, the team enabled users to create mods with the company’s own GIANTS Engine. With the Farming Simulator League (FSL), the series introduced a competitive eSports mode in 2019 – with teams competing in professional tournaments and many acclaimed brands and sponsors on board. 

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