Senior Technical Animator (Rigging)
Job Summary
Job Description
Senior Technical Animator needed with 5+ years of rigging experience in games, film or VFX. Must have strong Maya skills and experience in character rigging, animation implementation in Unreal Engine and deformation systems.
Must have:
- Rigging experience
- Maya proficiency
- Unreal Engine
- Character rigging
Good to have:
- Facial rigging
- Cloth & hair
- Non-humanoid rigs
- Unreal blueprints
Perks:
- AAA game dev
- Early development
9 skills required
Job Details
Interested? Let’s talk about what we’re hiring for:
SkyBox Labs is on the lookout for a Senior Technical Animator (Rigging) to join our IP Division! Dive into the early phases of development and become a key collaborator in the creation process—from early stages to release and beyond. By collaborating with cross-functional teams to seamlessly implement high-quality animation assets into the game engine, the Tech Animator will have a unique opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the design of our original AAA IP.
Ready to put your design skills and expertise into creating something extraordinary? Apply today!
A snapshot of your role:
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand and implement project requirements
- Design, create, and maintain character rigs for complex characters
- Optimize rigs for game engine performance to streamline the rigging process
- Develop complex deformation systems, weight painting, and control systems for realistic movements
- Collaborate closely with the animation engineer to implement animations in the engine, creating and managing blueprints and assets (eg. blend spaces, aim offsets, pose drivers, etc)
- Gather feedback from animators, making necessary adjustments and improvements to rigs for optimal performance
- Work independently and proactively, managing tasks and deadlines with minimal supervision
Sound like you? This is what we're looking for:
- Portfolio/reel demonstrating high-quality rigging work in games, film, VFX, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional tech animation experience focused in rigging
- Experience with animation implementation in engine
- Proficient in designing, creating, and maintaining gameplay character rigs, with a strong foundation in human anatomy and mechanical principles
- Experience in large game engines, including Unreal Engine
- Proficient in Maya, with experience in Advanced Skeleton and mGear
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with engineers, designers, and animators for gathering feedback and iterating on requirements
- Ability to work independently and manage tasks with minimal supervision
- Passion for video games and creating immersive experiences!
- Experience working on rigs in a AA or AAA title is an asset
- Hands-on experience with facial rigging, cloth, hair, and facial recognition systems
- Ability to rig non-humanoid characters with unique joints and movements
- Experience with Unreal Engine's animation blueprints and character rig systems
- Knowledge of physics-based systems for dynamic elements (i.e. cloth and hair)
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