Senior Motion Capture Tech Animator

Placements24; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Animator with motion capture expertise to bring lifelike character movements to our game environments in Soweto, Gauteng. You will lead mocap workflows, process data, and ensure tight integration with animation and design teams.

Ideal candidates will have strong animation principles, rigging knowledge, and hands-on mocap pipeline experience to deliver high-quality, fluid performances for immersive gameplay.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of animation principles and rigging.
• Experience with motion capture pipelines and data processing.
• Detail-oriented with problem-solving in a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Set up mocap shoots and capture data.
• Clean and edit captured motion data.
• Troubleshoot technical issues in the mocap pipeline.

Skills

Motion capture

Character rigging

Animation principles

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Technical Animator with motion capture expertise to bring lifelike character movements to our game environments in Soweto, Gauteng. You will lead mocap workflows, process data, and ensure tight integration with animation and design teams.

Ideal candidates will have strong animation principles, rigging knowledge, and hands-on mocap pipeline experience to deliver high-quality, fluid performances for immersive gameplay.