Senior Technical Animator - Fully Remote Canada

Jobgether; Canada; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully employer-paid benefits

Comprehensive dental coverage

4% RRSP matching

Paid winter week off

20 vacation days and 5 sick days

Virtual healthcare and mental well‑be.

PD and growth opportunities

Collaborative, globally distributed团队

Fully remote position in Canada

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Senior Technical Animator in Canada to shape animation pipelines for ambitious game projects. You will build high-quality rigs for characters, creatures, and props and collaborate with artists, animators, and leads to ensure assets meet production needs.

This role emphasizes Maya rigging, Python tooling, and Houdini work, with responsibilities including pipeline development, tool maintenance, and mentoring teammates.

Qualifications

• This role requires 5+ years of experience in technical animation or a closely related field.
• Experience contributing to the full production cycle of at least two game titles.
• Strong Python programming skills and familiarity with Houdini.
• Expert-level Autodesk Maya rigging and skinning.
• Knowledge of anatomy and topology requirements for both legacy and new 3D models.
• Experience with facial rigging for games.
• Practical experience with cloth, hair, and other simulated elements.
• Familiarity with Maya-based art export and production pipelines.
• Ability to provide clear technical feedback and maintain documentation for rigs and tools.
• Awareness of current and emerging technologies in the video game industry.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain production pipelines, coordinating with the team lead to meet project deadlines.
• Create high-quality rigs and skinning solutions for characters, creatures, and props.
• Independently implement character rigging in Maya, including cloth, hair, and physics setups.
• Develop new rigging systems and retargeting tools to support transitions from legacy rigs to updated systems.
• Collaborate with modelers and animators to ensure efficient workflows and high-quality production assets.
• Share ownership of pipeline tools and work with engine and project leads to improve technical capabilities.
• Ensure team deliverables meet technical standards, providing clean assets and reliable code.
• Lead R&D initiatives and improve pipelines/workflows, incorporating lessons learned.
• Resolve complex technical issues and challenging bugs.
• Share expertise and mentor less experienced team members.
• Occasionally support recruitment and onboarding activities.

Skills

Python programming

Maya rigging

Facial rigging

Houdini

Rigging & skinning

Anatomy understanding

English communication

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Houdini

Job description

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Senior Technical Animator in Canada to shape animation pipelines for ambitious game projects. You will build high-quality rigs for characters, creatures, and props and collaborate with artists, animators, and leads to ensure assets meet production needs.

This role emphasizes Maya rigging, Python tooling, and Houdini work, with responsibilities including pipeline development, tool maintenance, and mentoring teammates.