Senior Technical Animator - Remote, Rigging & Pipeline

Impleo

United States

Remote

USD 100,000 - 130,000

Full time

13 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits
401(k) matching
Dental coverage
Paid time off
Mental health support
Career development

Job summary

People Can Fly in the United States seeks a Senior Technical Animator to establish and maintain the production and software pipeline, delivering high-quality character rigging and tools.

You will work with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth pipeline, implement Maya rigging including cloth, physics and hair, and drive continuous pipeline improvements with engine teams. English proficiency is essential; experience on multiple shipped titles is a plus.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Technical Animation or similar.
  • Expert Maya and Houdini knowledge; rigging/skinning emphasis.
  • Strong Python scripting and tool development.
  • Experience on multiple shipped titles and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain production and software pipelines with leads.
  • Create high-quality rigging for characters, creatures and props.
  • Autonomously implement Maya rigging including cloth, physics and hair setups.
  • Collaborate with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth pipeline.
  • Create new riggings and retargeting systems/tools.
  • Share ownership of pipeline tools and improve engine tools.
  • Support technical ownership of team outputs within established systems.

Skills

Technical Animation
Python scripting
Rigging
Character rigging
Animation pipeline

Tools

Maya
Houdini

Job description

People Can Fly in the United States seeks a Senior Technical Animator to establish and maintain the production and software pipeline, delivering high-quality character rigging and tools.

You will work with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth pipeline, implement Maya rigging including cloth, physics and hair, and drive continuous pipeline improvements with engine teams. English proficiency is essential; experience on multiple shipped titles is a plus.

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