Senior Technical Animator

DragonFly Studio; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

New Year bonus (studio staff > 6 mo)

Job summary

DragonFly Studio is seeking an experienced technical animator to join a Fortnite project on a full-time, remote basis. You will handle character skinning, animation retargeting, and refine simulations for fabrics, hair, and clothing in Unreal Engine.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of commercial experience, excels in Unreal Engine and Maya, and specializes in character physics, Control Rig, Cloth, and Blueprints within Unreal. Russian language fluency is required.

Qualifications

• At least three years of commercial experience in a similar position.
• Strong proficiency in Unreal Engine and Maya.
• Specialize in character physics/dynamics, Control Rig, spherical poses, Cloth, and Blueprints in Unreal Engine.
• Expert in character rigging/skinning.

Responsibilities

• Character skinning.
• Animation retargeting.
• Adjust simulations of fabrics, hair, and clothing items in Unreal Engine.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Maya

Character rigging

Physics dynamics

Control Rig

Cloth

Blueprints (Unreal)

Spherical poses

Russian language

Tools

Maya

Job description

We are looking for an experienced technical animator to work on a Fortnite project.

What Will You Do

• Character skinning
• Animation retargeting.
• Adjust simulations of fabrics, hair, and clothing items in Unreal Engine.

You Are A Good Fit For Us If

• You have at least three year of commercial experience in a similar position.
• You have a strong proficiency in Unreal Engine and Maya.
• You specialize in character physics/dynamics, Control rig, spherical poses, Cloth, Blueprints in Unreal Engine.
• You do character rigging/skinning expertly.

Will Be A Plus

• Experience in writing MEL/Python scripts.
• Knowledge of animation pipelines
• Experience creating animations in any 3D package.

Additionally

• Fluency in Russian language required.
• Requires own, remote workstation. SSD drive at least 2 TB, and Internet connection speed of at least 100 mbit.
• Headset of headphones and microphone for calls.
• Windows 11 and up-to-date versions of all programs used.

We Offer

• Full-time remote work.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• New Year bonus if you work in the studio for more than half a year.
• Work on world-class projects in a team of the best specialists in the industry!