Associate Technical Animator & Rigger (Remote Friendly)

Virtuos France; Cergy; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work possible

Relocation support

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Virtuos Paris is seeking an experienced Associate Technical Animator / Rigger to join our Paris studio. You will work with the Lead Technical Animator, coordinating day-to-day tasks while contributing hands-on to rigging and technical animation.

You will design and maintain production-ready rigs, implement animation systems in Unreal Engine, and collaborate with Animators, Technical Artists, and Engineers to deliver scalable, high-performance animation solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Technical Animation and Rigging within the video game industry.
• Previous experience supporting a Lead or coordinating technical work within a team.
• Strong expertise in creating production-quality rigs for characters, creatures, and props using Autodesk Maya or equivalent DCC software.
• Hands-on experience implementing animation systems in Unreal Engine, including Animation Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, and Control Rig.
• Practical experience with C++ development in Unreal Engine, with the ability to debug, extend, and collaborate on animation-related gameplay systems.
• Proficiency in Python, MEL, or equivalent scripting languages for pipeline automation and tool development.
• Solid understanding of animation principles, character deformation, and real-time animation workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex technical issues.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on production work with team coordination responsibilities.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality rigs for characters, creatures, and props.
• Implement and maintain animation systems in Unreal Engine, including Animation Blueprints, State Machines, Blend Spaces, Control Rig, and related animation logic.
• Collaborate closely with Animators, Technical Artists, Gameplay Programmers, and Engineers to develop scalable, production-ready animation solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and improve tools and scripts to enhance rigging and technical animation workflows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve rigging, deformation, animation, and integration issues throughout production.
• Optimize animation systems to meet runtime performance and memory requirements.
• Contribute to pipeline improvements, technical innovation, and the adoption of industry best practices.

Skills

Technical animation

Rigging

Unreal Engine

C++ in Unreal

Python / MEL scripting

Animation systems design

Team coordination

English proficiency

Problem solving

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Autodesk Maya

Job description

Virtuos Paris is seeking an experienced Associate Technical Animator / Rigger to join our Paris studio. You will work with the Lead Technical Animator, coordinating day-to-day tasks while contributing hands-on to rigging and technical animation.

You will design and maintain production-ready rigs, implement animation systems in Unreal Engine, and collaborate with Animators, Technical Artists, and Engineers to deliver scalable, high-performance animation solutions.