Senior Technical Animator (Fully Remote)

People Can Fly; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits (medical & dental)

RRSP matching 4%

20 vacation days

5 sick days

Virtual health sessions

Job summary

People Can Fly seeks a senior Technical Animation specialist to join our US studio. You will establish and maintain production pipelines, create advanced Maya rigging/skin for characters, creatures, and props, and implement cloth, physics, and hair setups while developing retargeting tools.

You should have 5+ years in Technical Animation with at least two shipped titles, expert Maya rigging/skin, strong Python and Houdini knowledge, and excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Technical Animation with at least 2 shipped titles.
• Expert in Maya rigging/skinning; strong Python; knowledge of Houdini.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Benefits include 100% paid medical/dental coverage; RRSP match; 20 vacation days; 5 sick days.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain production and software pipelines, collaborating with the Lead to meet deadlines.
• Create high-quality rigging and skinning for characters, creatures, and props in Maya.
• Implement cloth, physics, and hair setups, and develop retargeting tools.

Skills

Maya rigging/skin

Python

Houdini knowledge

Communication

Tools

Maya

Houdini

Python scripting

Job description

• Establish and maintain production and software pipelines, collaborating with the Lead to meet deadlines.
• Create high-quality rigging and skinning for characters, creatures, and props in Maya.
• Implement cloth, physics, and hair setups, and develop retargeting tools.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in Technical Animation, with at least 2 shipped titles.
• Expert in Maya rigging/skinning, strong Python, and knowledge of Houdini.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• 100% paid benefits, including medical and dental coverage.
• 4% RRSP matching, 20 vacation days, and 5 sick days.
• Free virtual health and mental well-being sessions.

People Can Fly

People Can Fly is a leading independent AAA game development studio founded in 2002, known for shooters like Painkiller, Bulletstorm, and Outriders. With hundreds of employees across offices in Poland, the UK, Ireland, the US, and Canada, plus remote staff worldwide, our culture is creative, passionate, and collaborative.