Senior Technical Animator — Lead Character Pipelines

Pixel Toys Limited; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary, reviewed annually

25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Up to 3 additional long service days

Private Medical Insurance

Company Pension scheme

Death in Service benefit

Regular social events

Staff training and development

Quarterly Wellness days

Flexi-time working hours

Job summary

Pixel Toys Limited, based in Royal Leamington Spa, is looking for a Senior Technical Animator. You will lead the animation department, developing custom tools and processes to enhance character animation for our upcoming game. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in rigging and animation systems, particularly in software like Maya and MotionBuilder. This role offers great benefits including competitive salary, annual leave, private medical insurance, and a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build and deploy sophisticated character pipelines from scratch.
• In-depth understanding of animation principles.
• Mastery of rigging and animation systems in software like Maya.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features, processes, and pipelines for animation.
• Specify and write custom tools for animators.
• Ensure high-quality rigging and skinning practices.

Skills

Rigging and animation systems

Python scripting

Maya

C# and Unity Editor scripting

Motion Capture processes

Communication skills

Tools

MotionBuilder

Perforce

Job description

Pixel Toys Limited, based in Royal Leamington Spa, is looking for a Senior Technical Animator. You will lead the animation department, developing custom tools and processes to enhance character animation for our upcoming game. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in rigging and animation systems, particularly in software like Maya and MotionBuilder. This role offers great benefits including competitive salary, annual leave, private medical insurance, and a collaborative working environment.