Senior Technical Animator – Hybrid (Character Pipeline)

ZYNGA INC; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Pension plan and employer contribution

Private medical & dental insurance

Life insurance and income protection

Mental health support programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Fitness reimbursement plan

Flexible working hours

Social events and rail/cycle schemes

Zusammenfassung

Zynga Inc is seeking a Senior Technical Animator to join our Animation Team in London. You will help deliver and bring to life our characters, supporting a hybrid work model with 2 days per week in the London office and the rest from home.

You will rig, optimize, and maintain the technical animation pipeline, contribute to premium character presentation, and work on motion capture, facial rigging, and engine-compatible solutions across mobile to high-end devices.

Qualifikationen

• Experience creating and maintaining rigging and animation pipelines.
• Knowledge of facial rigging, retargeting, and skeleton pipelines.
• Experience with motion capture and applying to characters.
• Ability to implement engine-compatible animation solutions.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Create and maintain rigging and the technical animation pipeline.
• Implement characters as part of the Animation Team.
• Own premium character presentation pipelines and animation systems.
• Develop automated optimization techniques for LODs.
• Support a fast-paced character pipeline across seasons.
• Demonstrate knowledge of cloth sim setup for mobile engines.
• Proficient in scripting: MEL, Python, Max Script.

Kenntnisse

Rigging

Unreal Engine

Python scripting

MEL scripting

Character animation pipelines

Facial rigging

Tools

Maya

Unreal Engine

Houdini

Jobbeschreibung

Zynga Inc is seeking a Senior Technical Animator to join our Animation Team in London. You will help deliver and bring to life our characters, supporting a hybrid work model with 2 days per week in the London office and the rest from home.

You will rig, optimize, and maintain the technical animation pipeline, contribute to premium character presentation, and work on motion capture, facial rigging, and engine-compatible solutions across mobile to high-end devices.