Technical Animator (Europe - MENA)

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