Associate Technical Animator & Rigger — Remote

Virtuos; Cergy; À distance; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote work is possible

Relocation support

Healthcare for staff

Internal mobility program

Résumé du poste

Virtuos Paris is seeking an Associate Technical Animator / Rigger to join our team in Cergy, near Paris. You will design rigs for characters and props and implement animation systems in Unreal Engine, collaborating with engineers and artists to deliver production‑ready solutions.

You will balance hands‑on rigging with team coordination, mentoring junior staff, and helping keep projects on schedule. Remote work is possible, with relocation support and opportunities for mobility within Virtuos.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience in Technical Animation and Rigging within the video game industry.
• Experience supporting a Lead or coordinating technical work within a team.
• Production‑quality rigs for characters, creatures, and props using Maya or equivalent.
• Experience implementing animation systems in Unreal Engine (Animation Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Control Rig).
• Practical experience with C++ development in Unreal Engine for animation‑related gameplay systems.
• Proficiency in Python, MEL, or equivalent scripting for pipeline automation.
• Solid understanding of real‑time animation workflows and debugging skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with English proficiency.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑quality rigs for characters, creatures, and props.
• Implement animation systems in Unreal Engine (Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Control Rig).
• Collaborate with Animators, Technical Artists, and Engineers to build scalable animation tools and pipelines.
• Develop tools and scripts to streamline rigging workflows and production.
• Troubleshoot rigging, deformation, and integration issues across production.
• Balance hands‑on production work with team coordination responsibilities.

Connaissances

Technical Animation

Rigging

Animation pipelines

Team coordination

C++ in Unreal

MEL/Python scripting

English communication

Outils

Autodesk Maya

Unreal Engine

Control Rig

Blueprints

Python scripting

Description du poste

Virtuos Paris is seeking an Associate Technical Animator / Rigger to join our team in Cergy, near Paris. You will design rigs for characters and props and implement animation systems in Unreal Engine, collaborating with engineers and artists to deliver production‑ready solutions.

You will balance hands‑on rigging with team coordination, mentoring junior staff, and helping keep projects on schedule. Remote work is possible, with relocation support and opportunities for mobility within Virtuos.