Technical Artist

Qualifications:

• Experience using 3D DCC software (Motionbuilder and/or Maya preferred).
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Familiarity with coding UI using PySide/Qt.
• Experience creating tools for animators.
• Enthusiasm for R&D/future tech development.
• Strong communication, self-management, and organizational skills.
• Effective time management skills to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with animators, automation, and other TAs to create tools and improve pipelines.
• Help develop and build on the facial animation and recognition pipeline.
• Manage facial pipeline and be heavily involved in working with face assets from motion capture.
• Develop automated solutions to help process large amounts of animation data more efficiently.
• Create production tools to support new pipelines and future tech.
• Write documentation for pipelines/tools created.
• Stay current with and research new technology solutions.

Good to have skills:

• Experience with facial animation, facial motion capture, and/or facial tracking.
• Experience using source control software (such as Perforce or Git).
• Solid foundation in math (specifically 3D math).
• Strong knowledge of character setup and good rigging standards.
• C#/C++ programming skills.
• Experience using MongoDB/SQL.

What We Do:

• Collaborate with tech art team(s) to build, maintain, and improve tools across multiple pipelines.
• Interact closely with gameplay, cinematic, and facial animation teams to support all efforts.
• Support rigging and animation pipelines, including ongoing investigation to improve facial rig and animation solving solutions.
• Work alongside animation programmers on developing and improving runtime solutions.
• Continually innovate while solving technical problems throughout all phases of production.