Rigging / Tech Animator

Epic Games; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in Montreal seeks a technical artist to craft game visuals in Unreal Engine. The role involves rigging assets, collaborating with artists, and creating quality pipelines. Ideal candidates have extensive experience with Maya, Unreal Engine 5, and a passion for innovative solutions. This role includes comprehensive benefits and a vibrant work culture.

Benefits

100% paid benefits for employees and dependents

Retirement savings plan with employer match

Mental health support program

Qualifications

• Extensive experience rigging in Maya.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline.
• Experience with Python scripting and visual scripting.

Responsibilities

• Rig assets and vehicles.
• Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5 including physics and blueprints.
• Collaborate with artists, developers, and producers to implement tools or workflows.

Skills

Rigging in Maya

3D real-time engine technology

Attention to aesthetic detail

User-focused approach

Knowledge of DCC tools

Python scripting

HLSL

Modeling and animating

Developing pipelines and tools

Experience with AAA titles

Job description

Overview

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

Responsibilities

Psyonix is looking for a technical artist to join our world-class team! You’ll work closely with artists and programmers to craft awesome game visuals and pipelines in Unreal Engine. We offer a fast-paced, exciting career where you will have the opportunity to solve a variety of technical issues and expand your skill set. If that sounds interesting, we would love to hear from you!

• Rig assets and vehicles
• Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5; including physics and blueprints
• Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline that delivers high-quality assets
• Create and understand material pipelines that span across different experiences as well as assist with pipeline tools and work with engine and project leads on the continuous improvement of those engine tools
• Collaborate with a range of artists, developers, and producers to create and implement tools or workflows
• Balance a variety of tasks, priorities, and bugs across multiple projects
• Write and maintain documentation for workflows and tools

Qualifications

• Extensive experience rigging in Maya
• Familiarity with 3D real-time engine technology and the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
• Attention to aesthetic detail, especially with regard to deformation and physics movement
• You’re user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do
• Knowledge of a 3D DCC tool such as Autodesk, Blender, Modo, etc.
• Experience with Python scripting, HLSL, and visual scripting experience
• Related skills, such as modeling and animating
• Experience developing pipelines and tools
• Experience shipping at least one AAA title

Benefits

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

About Us

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

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