Senior Technical Animator

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain animation systems, character rigs, automated lip-sync solutions, and runtime
• Build and improve tools and pipelines for animation workflows
• Collaborate with animators to ensure rigs and animation assets perform effectively
• Partner with gameplay engineers to integrate animation features
• Optimize animation assets for performance and memory usage
• Troubleshoot complex animation, rigging, deformation, and pipeline issues

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in technical animation and rigging within the video game
• Strong experience with Unreal Engine, particularly Control Rig and animation systems
• Strong proficiency with Maya or similar digital content creation tools
• Understanding of animation state machines, blend trees, and runtime animation systems
• Solid understanding of character rigging, skinning, deformation, and related technical animation
• Familiarity with Python, MEL, C++, or Blueprint scripting

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) matching program
• FSA/HSA options
• Paid time off, sick time, and paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Profit sharing for eligible U.S.-based full-time employees