Senior Technical Animator, Camouflaj Game Studio

Facebook; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Technical Animator to join a talented team dedicated to creating high-quality VR games. In this role, you'll work closely with animators, artists, and engineers to develop and maintain real-time animations and characters using Maya and Unity. You'll be responsible for creating rigs, integrating assets, and developing tools that enhance the workflows of the animation team. This position offers a collaborative environment where your expertise will directly influence the quality of immersive gaming experiences. If you're passionate about animation and eager to mentor others, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Technical Animator or Technical Artist required.
• Proficient in Maya for rigging and skinning.
• Experience with Unity and C# is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop content creation pipelines and tools for animation teams.
• Create rigs for characters and props.
• Collaborate with teams to develop animation features.

Skills

Technical Animation

Maya

Unity

Python

C#

3D Math

Animation Controllers

Collaboration

Tools

Motion Builder

Maya C++ API

Job description

Summary:

Camouflaj, the award winning team behind BATMAN: ARKHAM SHADOW, IRON MAN VR and RÉPUBLIQUE is looking for an experienced Technical Animator to join our team of seventy talented developers who collectively pursue the goal of creating high quality, meaningful VR games in an open, honest, and respectful environment. As a Technical Animator you’ll work closely with animators, artists, designers, engineers and producers to develop and maintain performant real-time animations and characters within Maya and Unity. You’ll create rigs, integrate assets into Unity, and develop tools and pipelines to facilitate the workflows of animators and character artists.

Required Skills:

Senior Technical Animator, Camouflaj Game Studio Responsibilities:

1. Develop content creation pipelines and tools for the animation and character art teams.
2. Create rigs for characters and props.
3. Help integrate assets from Maya to Unity and troubleshoot issues.
4. Guide animation and character art teams on best authoring practices for optimized in-game assets.
5. Work with art teams to ensure designs will work with animations.
6. Collaborate with designers and gameplay engineers to develop animation features.
7. Collaborate with producers on planning and scheduling.
8. Mentor and train other technical animators on best practices and give code reviews.
9. Keep up to date with emerging trends in animation and rigging technology.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 5+ years of professional experience as a Technical Animator or Technical Artist.
2. Experience maintaining and further developing an existing codebase of tools.
3. Experience creating tools for Maya and Motion Builder with Python.
4. Proficient with creating body & face rigs and skinning in Maya using proprietary tools.
5. Experience in model topology and directing character artists with best practices.
6. Experience with animation controllers and state machines using Mecanim or equivalent.
7. Experience working in Unity and using C# or equivalent.
8. Experience in 3D math skills such as linear algebra and matrix math.
9. Experience giving and receiving feedback in a highly collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in VR development.
2. Experience with Maya C++ API.
3. Experience with Motionbuilder.
4. Familiarity with FACS based character rigs and facial tracking.
5. Familiarity with motion capture workflows.

Public Compensation:

$130,000/year to $180,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

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