Technical Animator — Unreal 5 & Motion Systems

Lucky VR; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucky Logic is a multi-platform game studio seeking a Technical Animator to join the team. You will work with Technical Art, Art, and Gameplay to implement and optimize gameplay animation, ensuring the best visual results.

You will prototype new mechanics, update assets with Maya/MotionBuilder/Python, and participate in motion capture sessions, while establishing efficient animation workflows and engine structures.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Unreal, ideally Unreal 5.
• Excellent knowledge of MetaHumans, blueprints.
• Shipped titles and/or own prototypes and research in one of the major game engines.
• Knowledge of next-gen game animation systems architecture.
• Animation graphs techniques - State machines, Blend Trees, Blendspaces and Procedural Animation constructions.
• Experience with Motion Matching pipeline a plus.
• Experience with keyframe animation and motion capture data, animation principles and body mechanics.
• Basic knowledge of Coding and/or Scripting. (C++, C#, Python), to be able to read and update game code and scripts.
• Passion for making games.

Responsibilities

• In-game implementation and optimization of gameplay animation features and assets in cooperation with Gameplay Animators and Designers.
• Developing and improving in-game animation systems and tools in cooperation with Animation Programmers.
• Prototyping the visual part of new gameplay mechanics in cooperation with Gameplay Animators and Designers.
• Animation asset updates using Maya, MotionBuilder or Python batch tools.
• Participation in Motion Capture sessions, in order to keep the acting performance within the gameplay requirements.
• Establishing and maintaining the animation workflow, folders, naming conventions, and engine-related structures.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Unreal Engine

MetaHumans

BluePrints

Animation Systems

Motion Capture

C++

C#

Python

Tools

Maya

MotionBuilder

Python

Job description

Lucky Logic is a multi-platform game studio seeking a Technical Animator to join the team. You will work with Technical Art, Art, and Gameplay to implement and optimize gameplay animation, ensuring the best visual results.

You will prototype new mechanics, update assets with Maya/MotionBuilder/Python, and participate in motion capture sessions, while establishing efficient animation workflows and engine structures.