Senior Character Tech Artist Rigging & Real-Time Rendering

Placements24; Kimberley; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth

Access to cutting-edge tools

Creative studio culture

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 client, a premier game development studio in Kimberley, seeks a Senior Character Technical Artist to bridge character art and engine implementation, optimizing rigs, deformation, and real-time performance.

You will collaborate with artists and animators, develop tools to automate pipelines, and stay updated with the latest tech in Unreal/Unity and Maya. 5+ years experience required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a Technical Artist role focused on character development.
• Expertise in character rigging, skinning, and animation principles using software like Maya.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, MEL) for pipeline automation.
• Strong understanding of game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity) and their character systems.
• Experience with character modeling and texturing software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced character rigs, ensuring realistic deformation and flexibility.
• Optimize character models and textures for real-time rendering, balancing visual quality with performance.
• Collaborate closely with character artists and animators to troubleshoot rigging and skinning issues.
• Integrate character assets into the game engine, ensuring proper setup and functionality.
• Develop tools and scripts to automate and improve character art and rigging pipelines.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest character technology and techniques in the industry.

Skills

Character rigging

Skinning

Animation principles

Python scripting

MEL scripting

Tools

Maya

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Placements24 client, a premier game development studio in Kimberley, seeks a Senior Character Technical Artist to bridge character art and engine implementation, optimizing rigs, deformation, and real-time performance.

You will collaborate with artists and animators, develop tools to automate pipelines, and stay updated with the latest tech in Unreal/Unity and Maya. 5+ years experience required.